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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2026

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 02... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES
MOINES, IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 02. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 74 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2011.

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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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