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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
76 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1968.

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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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