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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

625 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026



...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT DES MOINES FOR MARCH... 



A MONTHLY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WAS TIED AT DES

MOINES, IOWA FOR MARCH. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 91 DEGREES

WHICH OCCURRED IN 1986.



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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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