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SXUS99 KDSM 041507 CCA
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1007 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2002

...RECORD RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF IOWA FOR OCTOBER 4TH...

NUMEROUS NWS COOPERATIVE WEATHER STATIONS LOCATED IN THE
DES MOINES WFO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY HAD RECORD RAINFALL FOR
THIS DATE DURING THE 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM THIS MORNING. 

STATION         NEW RECORD     PREVIOUS RECORD (YEAR)
CLARION           2.47"           0.88" (1981)
KANAWHA           2.39"           0.92" (1981) 
NORTHWOOD         2.32"           1.63" (1973)
AUDUBON           2.27"           0.80" (1954)
FOREST CITY       2.15"           1.10" (1913)
BRITT             2.10"           1.07" (1913)
LAKE MILLS        1.93"           0.79" (1981)
SWEA CITY         1.82"           0.52" (1998)
EMMETSBURG        1.78"           1.56" (1981)
HUMBOLDT          1.69"           0.50" (1951)
SAC CITY          1.60"           1.57" (1981)
JEFFERSON         1.60"           1.43" (1902)
WEBSTER CITY      1.54"           0.51" (1998)
CARROLL           1.25"           0.70" (1913)

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