Historical Weather

Record Event Report for Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

This is the first consecutive day of High Temperature Records.

Records were either tied or broken across the western and central portions of the state. Here are the ones from around the area.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN WEBSTER CITY WAS 72 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 SET BACK IN 2007.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN MASON CITY TODAY WAS 69 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 66 DEGREES SET IN 1996.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY WAS 77 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE…WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2007.

AT 521 PM CDT THE TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD PEAKED AT 81 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE…WITH THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 80 DEGREES SET IN 2007.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT SIOUX CITY IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1946. THIS IS ALSO THE EARLIEST 80 DEGREE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS EARLIEST 80 DEGREE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES SET ON MARCH 15TH 1935.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT SIOUX FALLS SD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 70 SET IN 1914.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES WAS SET AT ROCHESTER MN TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1990.