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Record Event Report for Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Guess what? Iowa is seeing there sixth consecutive day of high temperature records! Below you can find the latest list updated at 8:45PM.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 75 SET IN 1903.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 SET IN 1918.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DES MOINES THIS MORNING WAS 62 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 58 SET IN 1903.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO FAR IN OTTUMWA HAS BEEN 79 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH WAS 78 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1910.

Not Final for Rochester: A RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH 18 AT ROCHESTER MN WAS SET AT 1 AM CDT THIS MORNING. AS OF MIDNIGHT LOCAL STANDARD TIME…THE 1 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME…THE TEMPERATURE AT ROCHESTER WAS STILL 66 DEGREES…SETTING A NEW RECORD HIGH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH 18 WAS 60 SET IN 2010. IT IS VERY RARE THAT A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WOULD BE BROKEN AT MIDNIGHT.

Final Rochester Reading: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS RECORDED TODAY AT ROCHESTER MINNESOTA. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 60 DEGREES SET IN 2010.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS RECORDED TODAY AT LA CROSSE WISCONSIN. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 71 DEGREES SET IN 1903.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT DUBUQUE IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1918.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 76 SET IN 1918.

THE TEMPERATURE AT HURON SOUTH DAKOTA HIT 85 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE DAILY RECORD OF 84 DEGREES SET IN 1921.

THE TEMPERATURE AT JOE FOSS FIELD IN SIOUX FALLS SOUTH DAKOTA WARMED TO 83 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE OF 77 DEGREES SET IN 1921. THIS IS ALSO THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED FOR SO EARLY IN THE SEASON.

A RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT SIOUX FALLS SD MARCH 17. THIS ECLIPSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 49 DEGREES FROM 1968.

THE TEMPERATURE AT SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT IN SIOUX CITY IOWA ROSE TO 83 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 82 DEGREES SET IN 1921.