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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
440 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2023

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR MONDAY JUNE 12... 

A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 41 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA, IOWA
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 46 DEGREES 
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1936. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED SHOULD ANY LOWER 
TEMPERATURES OCCUR. 

&& 

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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