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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
210 AM CST MON DEC 1 2025

...RECORD SNOWFALL AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29...

A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.9 INCHES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 3.6 INCHES WHICH
OCCURRED IN 1974.

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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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