SXUS73 KDMX 212316 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 515 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2017 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES TODAY... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN DES MOINES WAS 68 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 67 DEGREES SET IN 1991. 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