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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2025

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 26...

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 46 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 2015.

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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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