Contributor Edit: AT 1159 PM THE TEMPERATURE IN OMAHA FELL TO 49 DEGREES…WHICH WAS THE LOW FOR THE DAY. THIS ESTABLISHED A NEW RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH 14. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 48 DEGREES SET IN 1945. Here is more records that fell across the area on Wednesday (March 14th), the 2nd consecutive day …
Category: Historical Weather
Record Event Report for Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
This is the first consecutive day of High Temperature Records. Records were either tied or broken across the western and central portions of the state. Here are the ones from around the area. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN WEBSTER CITY WAS 72 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 SET BACK IN 2007. THE …
Precipitation Records From Feb 23 2012 Storm
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.1 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 23. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.6 INCHES SET IN 1959. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.87 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 23. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.83 INCHES SET IN 1915.
Another Month, More Record Highs!
AT 352 PM THE TEMPERATURE IN OMAHA REACHED 61 DEGREES WHICH ESTABLISHED A RECORD HIGH FOR FEBRUARY 1ST. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 58…LAST SET IN 1987. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT AT 3O5 PM WAS 60 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH WAS 56 IN …
More Record Highs!
Record highs have so far been set at Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska, Des Moines, Lamoni, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington and Moline IL. The official readings will come later tonight. Even late this afternoon, temperatures were in the 60s south of a Sioux City to Ames to Iowa City to Burlington line. …
Record Highs Today Then Snow!
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES WAS SET AT DUBUQUE IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 50 SET IN 1980. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 51 SET IN 2002. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES WAS …
More Records on Friday
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET AT 252 PM TODAY IN OTTUMWA IA. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 56 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1933. A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT 1201 PM TODAY IN DES MOINES IA. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE…WHICH WAS …
Compared to Average for January 5th
The abnormally high temperatures across the state on Thursday were well over 30°+ above the average for this time of year. So here is a chart below comparing the record highs that were set yesterday with temperatures that are normal for January 5th. You’ll be amazed by the results. The Iowa Cities are on the …
Record Highs Everywhere!
Record Highs abounded today across the state and the upper Midwest. Some of these records that were broken were over 100 years old. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 SET IN 1956. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS …
Historical WX: The Ryan and Ladora Tornadoes of 1974
August 12th, 1974, the country was only days into the new Ford Administration after the resignation of Richard Nixon, SAGBRAI (also known as the 2nd Annual RAGBRAI) had finished in Dubuque the previous Saturday and the outlook on corn and soybeans wasn’t looking too good for many area farmers. Two seperate storms, both produced F4 …