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Month
High
Low
Precip
Jul
82°F 27°C
64°F 17°C
3 in 7 cm
Aug
80°F 26°C
61°F 16°C
3 in 7 cm
Sep
73°F 22°C
52°F 11°C
2 in 5 cm
Oct
61°F 16°C
40°F 4°C
2 in 5 cm
Nov
46°F 7°C
29°F -1°C
1 in 4 cm
Dec
33°F 0°C
17°F -8°C
1 in 1 cm
Monday
Jul 20
Hi:
79°F 26°C
Lo:
63°F 17°C
Tuesday
Jul 21
Hi:
79°F 26°C
Lo:
63°F 17°C
Wednesday
Jul 22
Hi:
81°F 27°C
Lo:
61°F 16°C
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Tursi's Latin King Restaurant

2 of 5 stars
travelingZ 11 contributions
Iowa
Jul 18, 2009

went there with my children.and wife there were six of us...we were told that the wait would be 25 minutes, it turned out to be 45....okay I can deal with I told myself this place is supposed to be very good. So we sat down and the meal seemed promising, the appetizer was so good. But then it was like... more

“This is NOT a "Qaulity" inn”

Quality Inn & Suites

1 of 5 stars
RARFortWayne 2 contributions
Fort Wayne
Jul 15, 2009

Dirty public areas; shabby furnishings; dirty exterior doors and wndows, smelly halls. Room was not too bad (except for shabby furnishings, including holes in chair upholstery). Had we not been so tired, I think we would have looked for another hotel, even though had pre-paid. more

“Amazingly beautiful Capitol and a free tour!”

Capitol Building

5 of 5 stars
sjgphoto 22 contributions
Portland, Michigan
Jul 12, 2009

Visiting my brother near Des Moines I needed to find things to do during the day while he was working. So my parents told me about the beautiful Capitol building in Des Moines. It was over an hour long guided tour that told about the history of the Des Moines Capitol and other Iowa history. The architecture, and furniture are... more

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