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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN OCT 11 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 11...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 11. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
86 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1960, 1962, AND 2024.

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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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