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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
30... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
92 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1952.

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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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