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SXUS99 KDSM 180656
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
156 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004
                                                                                
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES...
                                                                                
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.25 INCHES OCCURRED IN DES MOINES YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD DAILY RAINFALL RECORD SET OVER 100 YEARS
AGO...OF 1.96 INCHES BACK IN 1889.
                                                                                
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