SXUS73 KDMX 172300 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 500 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2017 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES IA... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR TODAY IN DES MOINES HAS BEEN 75 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 2011. IN ADDITION...TODAY HAS ALSO TIED THE SECOND WARMEST FEBRUARY DAY ON RECORD...TRAILING ONLY FEBRUARY 24TH OF 1930 WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HIT 78 DEGREES. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON DATA AS OF 5 PM. AN UPDATE WILL BE SENT IF HIGHER TEMPERATURES ARE RECORDED BY THE END OF THE DAY. $$ MARTIN