Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2023

...RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 26...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 1.26 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
1.11 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1918.

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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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