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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
644 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
..RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR MONDAY APRIL 13
A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR MONDAY APRIL 13. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
61 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1941.
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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