Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
622 SXUS73 KDMX 110604 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 104 AM CDT SUN AUG 11 2024 ...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 10... A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 49 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 10. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 50 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2004. && 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. $$ COGIL