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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT THU APR 3 2025

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 02...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 0.78 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY APRIL 02. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
0.75 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2006.

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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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