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Record Event Report for Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Iowa is seeing there 3rd day straight today of record highs and/or lows. This list is final as of 11AM Friday.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES AT 3:49 PM WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 2003. A RECORD MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO SET. THE LOW WEDNESDAY OF 57 BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 49 SET IN 1945.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES AT 3:52 PM WAS SET AT WATERLOO IOWA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 73 DEGREES IN 1935.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN MASON CITY TODAY WAS 78 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 63 DEGREES SET IN 1911. A RECORD MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO TIED. THE LOW WEDNESDAY OF 45 TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45 SET IN 1973.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN OTTUMWA WAS 81 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 DEGREES SET IN 2002. A RECORD MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ALSO SET. THE LOW WEDNESDAY OF 57 BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 51 SET IN 1990.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LAMONI TODAY WAS 81 DEGREES. THIS SET A NEW RECORD HIGH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 77 DEGREES SET IN 2002. THERE IS NO RELIABLE RECORD MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE DATA AVAILABLE FOR LAMONI.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT DUBUQUE IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 71 SET IN 1935.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1995.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT 5:28 PM TODAY AT ROCHESTER MN. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 67 SET IN 2003.

AT 4:58 PM…THE TEMPERATURE AT JOE FOSS FIELD IN SIOUX FALLS CLIMBED TO 75 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR MARCH 15…BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 73 DEGREES IN 1935.

NEW: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT BURLINGTON IA
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1995.

NEW: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 76 SET IN 1995.

NEW: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT 4:57 PM
TODAY AT LA CROSSE WI. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 1995.

NEW: THE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR LA CROSSE FOR MARCH 15 2012 WAS 44 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 44
DEGREES WHICH WAS SET WAY BACK IN 1898.