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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
224 AM CDT THU OCT 17 2024

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16... 

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
29 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1940.

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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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