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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
443 PM CST THU JAN 30 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 30...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO,
IOWA FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
55 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1924.

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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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