829 SXUS73 KDMX 300918 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 418 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ...RECORD HIGH MONTHLY PRECIPITATION SET AT MASON CITY IA... THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER THROUGH OCTOBER 29TH AT THE MASON CITY AIRPORT WAS 6.95 INCHES. THIS IS THE WETTEST OCTOBER EVER RECORDED. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 5.64 INCHES SET IN 1984. $$ MOYER