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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
0529 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.99 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.93 INCHES SET IN 1999.

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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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