It was a warm day ahead of a cold front. It felt more like early October than early December. Here are the highs across the state.

Here are the records across Iowa:

Daily Record
Waterloo: 67…old record 62 in 1962, 1961 and 1951
Cedar Rapids: 68…old record 64 in 1998
Dubuque: 64…old record 64 in 1970
Iowa City: 68…old record 66 in 1970
Des Moines: 69…old record 63 in 1998
Burlington: 72…old record 71 in 1970
Lamoni: 68…old record 66 in 1962
Mason City: 63…old record 62 in 1962
Ottumwa: 71…old record 64 in 1998 

Warmest December Day
Waterloo 72 tied
Dec. 4, 1998
Dec. 5, 2001

Lamoni 68 tied
Dec. 22, 1933
Dec. 6, 1939
Dec. 8 and 27, 1946
Dec 28, 1984

Ottumwa 71 tied
Dec. 24, 1998

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