Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
What a progression we have made in a very short time! It has only been four days since my last update, but so much has happened since then. The last four days have brought much warmer temperatures in the 70s and 80s. We received a little more rain last night (0.34″) and these things combined …
This week temperatures have been quite cool, starting off in the 30s for highs Tuesday last week when we had rain, and slowly moderating to the lower 60s today. Plants had a much slower progressing due to this from previous weeks. The only exception to this being the grass, which has seen a quick progression with …
Spring is continuing to progress here in southern Iowa and now residents have begun to take notice. Lawns have begun to turn green and early trees and shrubs such as Lilac bushes and Willows have started to develop leaves, adding a rare hint of green on a relatively dull landscape. My Northern Gold Forsythia has …
Have we skipped March and went right to July? Today we got a blast of heat from the southwest pushing highs way above normal into the 80s and even Iowa’s first 90 of the season at Sioux City. Record highs for the date were broken or tied including at Des Moines with a tied record …
The first bloom of 2015 has arrived officially today (March 10th), kicking off the spring season here in southern Iowa. To what plant does this prize go to? It goes to Snow Crocus which opened up in today’s sunshine. Snow or (Species) Crocus bloom much earlier than standard Crocus you see in most stores, but …
Wow, what a turn around from the 20s we had on Thursday! It’s been a tale of two seasons this week going from 20 degree highs to 55+ warmth in one day. The past couple of days have been downright beautiful featuring bright sunny days and highs in the mid 50s. Here in the Des …
Well, it can finally be said! We have made it through the worst of the cold. Today was the last day of a very long stretch of colder than normal weather that has been in place since the second week of February and really has had the entire country all the way to the …
With the very cold temperatures we’ve had this week it is leading many to ask the question just where is spring and are there any signs it’s even soon arriving? The past week has been very cold with a major cold snap hitting during mid-week. The high on Wednesday rivaled the coldest of the year. …
This is the time of year rabbit damage starts to popping up everywhere in landscaping. The photo above is some damage I’ve seen so far this year. The grass is dormant which is why rabbits turn to alternative sources for food which is usually young trees and shrubs. People with perennials do not need to …
Today was a beautiful day across Iowa, warm air surged in from the south on day 2 of our warm up raising temperatures into the mid to upper 40s. What was impressive is that these temperatures were reached even with an extensive snow cover that dwindled quite a bit today. I had grass showing in …