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Record Event Report for Monday, March 19th, 2012

Below are the Record Highs that were tied and/or met on Monday, March 19th, 2012. This is the 7th consecutive day (full week) of record highs. This will be updated as needed.

Final: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT MASON CITY IS 79 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH WAS 76 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1921.

Final: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OTTUMWA IS 78 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH WAS 77 SET IN 1910.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 SET IN 1921.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 78 SET IN 1921.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 78 SET IN 1921.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT BURLINGTON IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 1921.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 SET IN 1921.

Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS RECORDED TODAY AT ROCHESTER MINNESOTA. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 69 DEGREES SET IN 1910.

Final: ON MARCH 16TH AT 1154 AM CDT AND MARCH 17TH FROM 1054 AM THROUGH 1254 PM…THE DEW POINT AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLIMBED TO 62 DEGREES. THIS SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS MARCH RECORD OF 56 DEGREES ON MARCH 25 2007. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR…THE EARLIEST 60 DEGREE DEW POINT WAS APRIL 24TH IN 1990. DEW POINT RECORDS FOR ROCHESTER DATE BACK TO 1948.

Final: ON MARCH 17TH AT 1253 PM CDT…THE DEW POINT AT LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT CLIMBED TO 61 DEGREES. THIS TIED MARCH 23 1936 FOR THE HIGHEST MARCH DEW POINT. THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO TIMES THAT THE DEW POINT HAS EXCEEDED 60 DEGREES IN MARCH. DEW POINT RECORDS FOR LA CROSSE DATE BACK TO 1933.