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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2024

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 31...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 3.55 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 31. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
1.91 INCHES 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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