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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
322 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 
29... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES HAS BEEN SET AT DES 
MOINES, IOWA FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH. THIS BREAKS THE MOST RECENT 
RECORD OF 90 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2002. THIS IS ALSO THE LATEST 
90+ HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDED SINCE 2002. THE LATEST 90 DEGREE DAY 
ON RECORD FOR A CALENDER YEAR WAS SET ON OCT 12TH 1899 (91 DEGREES).

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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.

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