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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
632 PM CST MON FEB 26 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
64 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1932.

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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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