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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT WED NOV 1 2023

...RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER
31... 

A DAILY RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 36 DEGREES WAS SET AT
OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 31. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 37 DEGREES WHICH LAST OCCURRED IN 1996.

&& 

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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