SXUS73 KDMX 081957
RERDMX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
257 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2024

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8... 

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 41 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 2008.

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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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