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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

737 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026



...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR TODAY FRIDAY MARCH 

20...





A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,

IOWA FOR TODAY FRIDAY MARCH 20. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 79 

DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1938.



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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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