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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
544 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2025

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR FRIDAY MARCH 14...

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES MOINES,
IOWA FOR FRIDAY MARCH 14. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 81 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 2012.

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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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