National Weather Service Text Product
AFOS product RERDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTCDisplaying AFOS PIL: RERDSM
Product Timestamp: 2026-02-18 06:39 UTC
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485 SXUS73 KDMX 180639 RERDSM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1239 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES, IOWA FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 41 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2011. && 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. $$