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RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 PM AM CDT MON APR 14 2003

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FALL ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA...

HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE REGION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A BRISK 
SOUTHERLY FLOW OF WINDS...ALONG WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. RECORD 
HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET AT MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS 
IOWA. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RECORDS REPORTED SO FAR FOR THE CENTRAL 
COUNTIES. 

CITY            RECORD  TIME             PREVIOUS RECORD

DES MOINES       85     1210 PM           84 SET IN 1954

LAMONI           83     1219 PM           81 SET IN 1976

MASON CITY       86     1218 PM           84 SET IN 1954

WATERLOO         87     1218 PM           83 SET IN 1954

OTTUMWA          86     1220 PM           82 SET IN 2002

WE COULD SEE THESE READINGS WARM ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO BEFORE THE 
END OF THE DAY. AN UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED IF THESE RECORDS ARE 
FURTHER ECLIPSED.

BARLOW/DMX