SXUS73 KDMX 180638 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1231 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2020 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY... A RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.61 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY JANUARY 17, 2020. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.45 INCHES SET IN 1996. $$ KLP