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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY APRIL
14...

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR TUESDAY APRIL 14. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
62 DEGREES 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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