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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
559 PM CST WED JAN 7 2026
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY
07...
A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 07. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
59 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2003.
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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