Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
845 SXUS73 KDMX 310642 RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 141 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2024 ...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30... A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 1.58 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO, IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.21 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1974. && 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. $$