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Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
795 SXUS73 KDMX 200637 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 137 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2024 ...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR FRIDAY JULY 19... A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR FRIDAY JULY 19. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 54 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1947. && 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. $$