SXUS73 KDMX 232231
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
99 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1975.

&& 

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DES MOINES AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO
GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED AT THE POLK COUNTY
COURTHOUSE. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, OBSERVATIONS MOVED TO THE DES
MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAVE REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT.

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS DATE BACK TO AUGUST 1,
1978 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.

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SXUS73 KDMX 240620
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
120 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 78 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1878.

&& 

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DES MOINES AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO
GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED AT THE POLK COUNTY
COURTHOUSE. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, OBSERVATIONS MOVED TO THE DES
MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAVE REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT.

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS DATE BACK TO AUGUST 1,
1878 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.

$$