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RERALO

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
157 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2024

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO FOR TUESDAY MAY 21... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 2.79 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IOWA 
FOR TUESDAY MAY 21. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.49 INCHES 
WHICH OCCURRED IN 2004.

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WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE WATERLOO AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO
GENERAL LOCATIONS. THE FIRST AREA WAS IN THE VICINITY OF DOWNTOWN
WATERLOO WITH INITIAL RECORDS BEGINNING ON JANUARY 21, 1895 AT A
BUILDING ON THE 600 BLOCK OF MULBERRY STREET. IN APRIL 1911, THE
OBSERVATION LOCATION MOVED TO THE 300 BLOCK OF HIGH STREET WITH THE
FINAL MOVE TO THE 700 BLOCK OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN JUNE OF 1914 WHERE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 1950. OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS
THEN MOVED TO THE WATERLOO AIRPORT ON MARCH 1, 1950 AND REMAINED
THERE UNTIL PRESENT.

TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL RECORDS ALL BEGAN ON JANUARY
21, 1895.

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