The chart above is the 2009 temperature departures for the year. Of the seven cities selected, only Des Moines (+0.3°) was above their 30 year average for the year. Cedar Rapids was the furthest from their 30 year average (-2.2°).
Category: All of Iowa
Wind Chills an Issue Tonight
A Wind Chill Warning has been issued from 6pm this evening until 9am Saturday morning for the following counties, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek. Winds will be between 10-15mph throughout …
Cold Start to New Year
Here were the actual temperature readings from across the state as the New Year began at Midnight. A very cold start to 2010 indeed!
2009 Year in Review
The state climatologist Harry Hillaker provided the events mentioned in the link below of some of the significant events in Iowa Weather this past year. We will try to create a biggest weather events of the decade in the next week or so.2009 Year in Review
Colder Air Returning
Light snow continues in parts of the state late this afternoon. Temperatures have risen into the 20s and lower 30s across the state. However, a cold front is moving into the northwestern part of the state. Temperatures have dropped into the teens in Sioux City with a northwest wind at 25mph, creating wind chills below …
A Burst of Snow
Skies will become cloudy overnight with an approaching storm coming in from the west. Precipitation is set to begin early tomorrow morning and last for most of the daylight hours on Wednesday. Accumulations of snow will be light with only 1 to as much as 3 inches possible. Colder air will move back into the …
Calmer Week Ahead
A cold front is expected to move southward through the state later today into tonight. A few light snow showers or flurries will be possible with the passage of the front, but accumulations will be no more than a dusting at most. Another storm system will move south of the state by mid-week, bringing another …
The Snow that won’t end
Snow continues at midday today over the southeastern and eastern portions of the state. Skies have or are beginning to clear to the west and north. Many locations received another 1-2 inches of snow overnight into this morning. This is from the same storm system that has been plaguing the state since late on Tuesday. …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Final Update
Here will be the final update on the storm. The low is finally beginning its move out of the state. At Midday, the low was centered over SE Iowa moving east out of the state. Some light to at times moderate snow continues over SE Iowa and extreme western Iowa. Another inch or two of …
Christmas Week Storm 2009: Christmas PM Update
Above are a few snowfall totals from the storm. A few of these locations may have received an inch or two more and could get another inch or so through tomorrow morning. Most of the Winter Storm Warnings have been cancelled and replaced with Winter Weather Advisories. Only far NW Iowa is still under a …