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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
521 PM CST THU DEC 7 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 07...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR THURSDAY DECEMBER 07. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
60 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1947 AND 1946.

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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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