669  
SXUS73 KDMX 220713  
RERDSM  
 
RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
213 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR SATURDAY JUNE  
21...  
 
A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES  
MOINES, IOWA FOR SATURDAY JUNE 21. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF  
77 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY IN 2013.  
 

 
 
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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