Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
329 SXUS73 KDMX 290646 RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2024 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 28... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 36 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO, IOWA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 28. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 34 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1984. && 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. $$