Atlantic shattered a 78-year old weather record for a high temperature Thursday, when we topped out at 62 degrees. The old record high of 52 was set in 1933.  The National Weather Service says record highs are possible again today, across Iowa.

The record high for today’s date was 56-degrees, which was also set in 1933.

401 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012 NWS/Des Moines Forecast for Cass & area Counties…

…NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY…

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. LOW AROUND 30.

As of 12:38-p.m., Atlantic has broken the old record high temperature set for this date. We were at 53-degrees, which beat the old record of 52, set back in 1933!

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area…

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359 AM CST THU JAN 5 2012 Nat’L. Weather Service/Des Moines – Forecast for Cass & area counties….

TODAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area…

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402 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 30. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

Here’s the Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area….

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(prepared by the NWS in Des Moines – 3:46-a.m.)

Today…Sunny…breezy. High in the lower 40s. South wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Tonight…Mostly clear. Not as cold. Low in the upper 20s. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday…Sunny. High in the mid 40s. West wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night…Mostly clear. Low in the upper 20s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday…Sunny. High in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night Through Friday Night…Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 30s. High in the upper 40s.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area…..

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