Record Highs abounded today across the state and the upper Midwest. Some of these records that were broken were over 100 years old.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 SET IN 1956.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS TIED AT BURLINGTON IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1900.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 57 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 55 SET IN 1956.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES WAS SET AT DUBUQUE IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1916.

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BROUGHT UNPRECEDENTED WARM WEATHER TO THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES TODAY…WITH MOST LOCATIONS RECORDING NEW RECORD HIGHS FOR JANUARY 5. SEVERAL CITIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA RECORDED ALL TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. BELOW ARE A LISTING OF SOME OF THE SITES THAT ESTABLISHED NEW DAILY RECORD HIGHS.

CENTRAL IOWA RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY 5:

LOCATION TODAY OLD RECORD
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DES MOINES 65 59 (1956)
WATERLOO 59 55 (1956)
MASON CITY 57 47 (1930)
LAMONI 63 62 (1956)
OTTUMWA 65 60 (1939)

OTHER RECORD HIGHS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST FOR JANUARY 5:

LOCATION TODAY OLD RECORD
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CHARLES CITY IA 57 48 (1930)
DECORAH IA 54 46 (1930)
SIOUX CITY IA 68 61 (1956)
HASTINGS NE 67 61 (1956)
GRAND ISLAND NE 68 60 (1956)
OMAHA NE 66 62 (1956)
ABERDEEN SD 63 46 (1935)
HURON SD 65 49 (1898/1935)
PIERRE SD 66 54 (1983)
RAPID CITY SD 66 60 (2008)
SIOUX FALLS SD 62 49 (1985)
WATERTOWN SD 57 43 (1958)
BISMARCK ND 59 50 (1908)
FARGO ND 55 40 (1984)
GRAND FORKS ND 46 42 (1984)
MINOT ND 61 50 (1914)
BRAINERD MN 51 42 (2001)
DULUTH MN 48 40 (1984)
INTL FALLS MN 46 36 (1984)
ROCHESTER MN 55 45 (1930)
ST. CLOUD MN 53 43 (1984)
EAU CLAIRE WI 43 41 (1930)
LA CROSSE WI 53 47 (1946)
ST. LOUIS MO 66 65 (1955)
GOODLAND KS 73 71 (1927)
TOPEKA KS 70 69 (1956)