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RECORD EVENT REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
202 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2003

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.73 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES SUNDAY MAY 
4TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.39 SET IN 1886.


...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT MASON CITY...

 A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.21 INCHES WAS SET AT MASON CITY SUNDAY MAY 
4TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.82 SET IN 1977.

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