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RECORD EVENT REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
234 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.43 INCHES WAS MEASURED AT DES MOINES IA 
YESTERDAY...APRIL 14TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.00 INCHES 
SET IN 1987. IT IS ALSO THE SECOND WETTEST APRIL DAY ON RECORD AT 
DES MOINES...WITH RECORDS GOING BACK TO 1878...ONLY BEHIND THE 3.80 
INCHES THAT FELL ON APRIL 28TH 1974.

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