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SXUS73 KDMX 141142
RERDSM

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
642 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES...

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA ON MONDAY, APRIL 13. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
60 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1941.

&&

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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SXUS73 KDMX 141144
RERDMX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
644 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT OTTUMWA FOR MONDAY APRIL 13...

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES WAS SET AT OTTUMWA,
IOWA FOR MONDAY APRIL 13. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
61 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1941.

&&

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE OTTUMWA AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL
LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1923 NORTH OF
DOWNTOWN AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1948. AT THAT POINT,
OBSERVATIONS WERE MOVED TO THE OTTUMWA AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 1,
1948 WHERE THEY REMAIN UNTIL PRESENT.



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