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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
733 AM CDT WED JUL 1 2026

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY JUNE
30... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR TUESDAY JUNE 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
77 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2019.

&& 

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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