Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
933 SXUS73 KDMX 262350 RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 550 PM CST MON FEB 26 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26... ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO FOR FEBRUARY... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO, IOWA FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 64 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1896. A MONTHLY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO, IOWA FOR FEBRUARY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1921. && WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE WATERLOO AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL LOCATIONS. THE FIRST AREA WAS IN THE VICINITY OF DOWNTOWN WATERLOO WITH INITIAL RECORDS BEGINNING ON JANUARY 21, 1895 AT A BUILDING ON THE 600 BLOCK OF MULBERRY STREET. IN APRIL 1911, THE OBSERVATION LOCATION MOVED TO THE 300 BLOCK OF HIGH STREET WITH THE FINAL MOVE TO THE 700 BLOCK OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN JUNE OF 1914 WHERE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 1950. OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS THEN MOVED TO THE WATERLOO AIRPORT ON MARCH 1, 1950 AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT. TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL RECORDS ALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 21, 1895. $$