Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
441 SXUS73 KDMX 082334 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 534 PM CST THU FEB 8 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 08... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES, IOWA FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 08. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 60 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1999 & 1954. && 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. $$