Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
178 SXUS73 KDMX 262346 RERDSM 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. && 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. $$