Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
384 SXUS73 KDMX 270632 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR MONDAY AUGUST 26... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES, IOWA FOR MONDAY AUGUST 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 74 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2003. && 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. $$