419 SXUS99 KDSM 141832 CCA RERDSM 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