


Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
974 SXUS73 KDMX 300634 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 134 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE TIED AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY MARCH 29... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS TIED AT OTTUMWA, IOWA FOR SATURDAY MARCH 29. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 59 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1986. && 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. $$