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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14...


A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
73 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1964 AND 1990.

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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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