


Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
398 SXUS73 KDMX 150650 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR FRIDAY MARCH 14... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA IOWA FOR FRIDAY MARCH 14. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 81 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2012. && 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. $$ SMALL