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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST MON MAR 4 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SUNDAY MARCH 03... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR SUNDAY MARCH 03. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
79 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1983.

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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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