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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
13...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
96 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1939, 1931, AND 1897.

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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,
1878 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.

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