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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
641 AM CST WED FEB 19 2025

...RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY
18... 

A DAILY RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 4 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
5 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1936.

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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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