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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT OTTUMWA FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 11... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES WAS TIED AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 11. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
86 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1962.

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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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