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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

630 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026



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



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

IOWA FOR MARCH. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 88 DEGREES WHICH

OCCURRED IN 1986.



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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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