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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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339 SXUS73 KDMX 030639 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 139 AM CDT WED APR 3 2024 ...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT OTTUMWA FOR TUESDAY APRIL 02... A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 1.44 INCHES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR TUESDAY APRIL 02. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.05 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1983. && 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. $$