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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON SEP 8 2025

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 07...

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
FOR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 07. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
41 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1956.

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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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