SXUS73 KDMX 010642 RERALO RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 142 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WATERLOO FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO, IOWA FOR SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 92 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1897. && WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE WATERLOO AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL LOCATIONS. THE FIRST AREA WAS IN THE VICINITY OF DOWNTOWN WATERLOO WITH INITIAL RECORDS BEGINNING ON JANUARY 21, 1895 AT A BUILDING ON THE 600 BLOCK OF MULBERRY STREET. IN APRIL 1911, THE OBSERVATION LOCATION MOVED TO THE 300 BLOCK OF HIGH STREET WITH THE FINAL MOVE TO THE 700 BLOCK OF FAIRVIEW AVENUE IN JUNE OF 1914 WHERE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 1950. OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS THEN MOVED TO THE WATERLOO AIRPORT ON MARCH 1, 1950 AND REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT. TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL RECORDS ALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 21, 1895. $$