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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SAT JUL 8 2023

...RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR FRIDAY JULY 07... 

A DAILY RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS SET AT
OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR FRIDAY JULY 07. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
72 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2004.

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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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