Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
546 PM CST MON FEB 26 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26...
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR FEBRUARY...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
70 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1896.

A MONTHLY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR FEBRUARY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 78
DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1930.

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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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