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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST SUN DEC 24 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER
23...

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
43 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1931.

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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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