SXUS73 KDMX 270639
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2023

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 26... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 1.26 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
1.11 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1918.

&& 

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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SXUS73 KDMX 270635
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER
26... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 62 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1971.

&& 

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.

$$

SXUS73 KDMX 262231
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
0531 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2023

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES IA...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.26 WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.11 SET IN 1918.


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ANSORGE