All of Iowa

Record Highs For Thanksgiving

Here are some new or tied record highs for the date today.

THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR DES MOINES WAS BROKEN AT 307 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES. THE OLD RECORD WAS
65 DEGREES SET IN 1915.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN MASON CITY REACHED 63 DEGREES TODAY…WHICH
TIES THE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1990.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LAMONI REACHED 65 DEGREES TODAY…WHICH TIES
THE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1915.

AT 319 PM THE TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA EPPLEY REACHED 73 DEGREES.
THIS NOT ONLY SHATTERED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR NOVEMEBER
24TH FOR THE OMAHA AREA…IT WAS ALSO THE WARMEST SO LATE IN THE
SEASON. THE OLD RECORD FOR NOVEMBER 24TH WAS 65 SET IN 1990 AND THE
PREVIOUS WARMEST TEMPERATURE SO LATE IN THE SEASON WAS WAS 72
DEGREES RECORDED ON 11/29/1998…11/25/1960 AND 12/6/1939.
THE 73 HIGH WAS ALSO THE WARMEST THANKSGIVING DAY ON RECORD.