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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR MONDAY MARCH 10...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR MONDAY MARCH 10. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
75 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2021.

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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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