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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

629 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026



...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR SATURDAY MARCH 21... 



A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,

IOWA FOR SATURDAY MARCH 21. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF

86 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1938.



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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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