SXUS73 KDMX 210637 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 0132 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2019 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES IA... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.77 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD AUGUST 20TH RECORD OF 2.1 SET IN 2014. $$