Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1248 AM CST WED JAN 10 2024

...RECORD HIGH SNOWFALL SET AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 09...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH SNOWFALL OF 8.3 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 09. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
7.3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1957.

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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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