Temperatures soared on Thursday thanks to a very strong push of warm and moist air into the state. The featured analysis presents the maximum reported dew point for the day. A good portion of the state was able to exceed 50 degrees, which is extremely uncommon for February! Des Moines reported a maximum dew point of 53 degrees and there have been only 4 other days in February since 1948 with such a high dew point (10-11 Feb 1999, 27 Feb 1981, and 8 Feb 1966). Temperatures will be much cooler today, but still above average.

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