This is a 2009 weather summary report. Snowfallthe 08-09 Winter Snowfall was Above normal we had 52.45″ which is above normal by 6.35″ The snowiest month in the 08-09 winter was December 2008, We had an early spring snow melt off, with the snow pack already gone by Mid March, We also had Well below …
Month: January 2010
Continued Cold and More Snow!
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued beginning at 3am Wednesday morning and will expire at 6am Friday morning for the following counties, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury. A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued beginning at 6am Wednesday morning and expiring at Noon Friday for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, …
Wind Chill Advisory Once More
A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued tonight through tomorrow morning for the eastern 4/5ths of the state. Wind Chills will drop to between -20 and -30 tonight into tomorrow morning. Actual temperatures will be in the single digits and teens below zero with winds generally between 6-12mph.
Below Zero Again!
It’s becoming a repeating pattern every night this year so far, lows falling below zero across the state. The western part of the state had a reprieve a few nights ago with some clouds, but clear skies last night dropped readings well below zero once again. Spencer won as the coldest location in the state …
Sick of Wind Chills?
Another Wind Chill Advisory is in effect through late tomorrow morning (9-12pm) for the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Ringgold, Sac, Taylor, Union, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, …
Cold Sunday Morning! Temperature report.
Cold Arctic Air mass Jan 3rd Taken in the fields West of my house. Cold West and Northwest Winds blowing across this field above can and does bring some of the harshest winter conditions, our house sits on top of a large series of hills, which makes our house a target for the full force …
Cold Morning In Store
The eastern and northeastern parts of the state remain under clear skies which will lead to very cold temperatures by sunrise. Readings at midnight have already dropped into the teens below zero at Mason City, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Meanwhile in the western part of the state, clouds and some light snow has been falling …
Cold, Cold, Cold
Above is the low temperatures for the ASOS stations across the state this morning. It was brutal across the state, and adding to the arctic cold, winds were between 7-14 mph, creating very dangerous wind chills. This is expected to continue tonight as well, with possibly even COLDER temperatures in store. It wouldn’t be surprising …
Very Cold Arctic Air settling in for this weekend
Regional View A Very Cold air mass from Canada has settled into the area, under Sunny Arctic High Pressure and, This high looks to stay in place through the weekend into early next week, Very cold temperatures will be experienced for this weekend before Moderating some towards Monday. Local View With this Arctic High Pressure …
2009 Year in Review: Precipitation
The chart above shows the precipitation amounts for the year for selected cities in Iowa and bordering states. Many locations in the state were above average for precipitation for the year except in the northern parts of the state into Wisconsin and Minnesota. Numerous locations in eastern Iowa into neighboring western Illinois were over 10 …