XUS73 KDMX 012051
RERDMX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
351 PM CDT WED NOV 1 2023

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 01...

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 01. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
20 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2006.

&& 

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.

$$

SXUS73 KDMX 020651 CCA
RERDMX

RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
151 AM CDT THU NOV 2 2023

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 01...

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 01. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
18 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2014.

&& 

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.

$$