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SXUS99 KDSM 160351
RERDSM
                                                                                
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
951 PM CST MON MAR 15 2004
                                                                                
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT DES MOINES...
                                                                                
THROUGH 930 PM CST...OFFICIALLY THERE HAS BEEN 15.4 TOTAL INCHES OF
NEW SNOWFALL FOR DES MOINES. THIS SETS A RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THIS
DAY IN DES MOINES AND ALSO FOR THE MONTH.  LITTLE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
                                                                                
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 6.5 INCHES SET BACK IN 1923 AND THE MOST
SNOWFALL IN ONE DAY WAS MARCH 8TH WITH 11.1 INCHES SET BACK IN 1999.
                                                                                
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