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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
841 AM CDT THU OCT 1 2026

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT OTTUMWA FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 1.35 INCHES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.12
INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1945.

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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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