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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY APRIL 14...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR TUESDAY APRIL 14. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
88 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 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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