Record highs have so far been set at Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska, Des Moines, Lamoni, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington and Moline IL. The official readings will come later tonight. Even late this afternoon, temperatures were in the 60s south of a Sioux City to Ames to Iowa City to Burlington line. The far northern counties however with the heavier snow pack were stuck in the mid 40s.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT DES MOINES WAS 65 DEGREES…BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 57 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THIS TEMPERATURE IS TIED WITH 4 OTHER DATES FOR THE 2ND WARMEST DES MOINES DAY EVER RECORDED IN JANUARY. ONE OF THOSE DATES WAS JANUARY 5TH 2012. THE ALL TIME JANUARY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE IN DES MOINES WAS 67 DEGREES ON JANUARY 8TH 2003.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OTTUMWA IOWA REACHED 65 DEGREES TODAY…BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 59 DEGREES SET IN 1988.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT LAMONI IOWA REACHED 63 DEGREES TODAY…BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 60 DEGREES SET IN 1988.

THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 65 DEGREES AT THE SIOUX CITY GATEWAY AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON…ESTABLISHING A NEW RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 57 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1964.

AT 359 PM CST THE TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD WAS 69 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 60 DEGREES SET IN 1974.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT BURLINGTON IA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 60 SET IN 1988.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 55 SET IN 1988.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 59 SET IN 1988.