SXUS73 KDMX 180648 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 0139 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT OTTUMWA IA... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 4.88 INCHES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA IA YESTERDAY...APRIL 17. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.56 SET IN 2008. $$ KLP