SXUS73 KDMX 202344 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 545 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...RECORD SNOWFALL TODAY... A TOTAL OF 6.8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL TODAY AT DES MOINES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD OF 4.5 INCHES SET IN 1925. $$ RLD