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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
745 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026
..RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE AT OTTUMWA ON THURSDAY JANUARY 8
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT OTTUMWA YESTERDAY, THURSDAY JANUARY 8, WAS
ONLY 39 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE WARM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE
DATE, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY 34 DEGREES IN 2003.
WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE OTTUMWA AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL
LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1923 NORTH OF
DOWNTOWN AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1948. AT THAT POINT,
OBSERVATIONS WERE MOVED TO THE OTTUMWA AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 1,
1948 WHERE THEY REMAIN UNTIL PRESENT.
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