SXUS73 KDMX 052229 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 526 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2014 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES IA... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.99 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.86 SET IN 1961. $$ KS