Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
207 SXUS73 KDMX 100648 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1248 AM CST WED JAN 10 2024 ...RECORD HIGH SNOWFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 09... A DAILY RECORD HIGH SNOWFALL OF 8.3 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES, IOWA FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 09. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 7.3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1957. && 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. $$