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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

214 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2024



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



A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,

IOWA FOR SUNDAY APRIL 14. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 87 DEGREES

WHICH OCCURRED IN 2006. WITH A FEW MORE HOURS OF HEATING TODAY, WE MAY

YET BREAK THE RECORD. IF THAT OCCURS, WE WILL UPDATE THIS STATEMENT

LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 



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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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