340  
SXUS73 KDMX 122041 CCA  
RERDSM  
 
RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 140 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
   
..RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR FRIDAY JULY 11
 
 
 
A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 2.07 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,  
IOWA FOR FRIDAY JULY 11. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.60  
INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1964.  
 

 
 
WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DES MOINES AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO  
GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED AT THE POLK COUNTY  
COURTHOUSE. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, OBSERVATIONS MOVED TO THE DES  
MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAVE REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT.  
 
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS DATE BACK TO AUGUST 1,  
1878 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.  
 

 
 
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