687 SXUS99 KDSM 152012 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 310 PM CDT MON APR 15 2002 THE CITY OF DES MOINES BROKE THE RECORD OLD RECORD HIGH OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1896 AT 240 PM THIS AFTERNOON BY REACHING 87 DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE CONTINUES TO CLIMB SO AN ADDITIONAL RECORD REPORT WILL BE SENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FAB