164 SXUS73 KDMX 300916 RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 414 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...RECORD HIGH MONTHLY PRECIPITATION SET AT WATERLOO IA... THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER THROUGH OCTOBER 29TH AT THE WATERLOO AIRPORT WAS 5.82 INCHES. THIS IS THE WETTEST OCTOBER EVER RECORDED. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 5.71 INCHES SET IN 1997. $$ MOYER