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RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR MONDAY MAY 19...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 3.84 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR MONDAY MAY 19. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.14
INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1937.

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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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