Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
976 SXUS73 KDMX 151435 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 835 AM CST MON JAN 15 2024 ...RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 14... A DAILY RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF -9 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 14. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF -3 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1979. && 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. $$