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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR SUNDAY AUGUST
20... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 20. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
76 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1900.

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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,
1978 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.

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