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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR SUNDAY APRIL 14... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR SUNDAY APRIL 14. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
87 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2006.

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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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