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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
642 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
..RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES
A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA ON MONDAY, APRIL 13. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
60 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1941.
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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