Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
871 SXUS73 KDMX 090120 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 720 PM CST THU FEB 8 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 08... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 08. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 62 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1938. && 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. $$