Historic snowstorm in Des Moines breaks daily snowfall record previously set in 1895 -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:23 UTC Des Moines hasn't seen a winter storm like this week's that dropped more than a foot of snow since 2009. And the city had never recorded a snowier January 25 than Monday. Snow started falling around noon Monday in central Iowa and didn't stop until about 10 a.m. Tuesday. The storm created hazardous conditions on roads across the state, disrupted flights into and out of Des Moines International Airport, and forced many school districts to dismiss early Monday and cancel or delay school Tuesday. The 10.3 inches that fell by the end of Monday set a new single-day recor...