Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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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.

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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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