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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
90 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1994.

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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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