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SXUS99 KDSM 221947
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 PM CST TUE JAN 22 2001

             ...RECORD TEMPERATURES ABOUND ACROSS IOWA...

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO PUSH TEMPERATURES TO NEW RECORD 
HIGHS.

CITY            RECORD              PREVIOUS RECORD AND DATE

WATERLOO        58 AT 129 PM            52 IN 1964
DES MOINES      57 AT 132 PM            56 IN 1909              
MASON CITY      50 AT 129 PM            48 IN 1981




            ...UNOFFICIAL NEW RECORDS ESTABLISHED...

WEBSTER CITY    55 AT 145 PM            52 IN 1989
(KQWC RADIO)

READINGS MAY CLIMB EVEN HIGHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A 
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF NEW RECORDS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING IF TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE.

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