[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AGnBk-i_Qw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] HOT!: It was a very warm day, if not HOT for January standards with highs well into the 50s and 60s due to the dry ground and lack of any significant cloudiness across the state. A cold front will move through the state by the morning hours that will keep temperatures from approaching …
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 …
Is it January or March? Record warmth today. Highs shattered today as highs rose to near 60.F in some areas. Crocus have begun to leaf out!
Front yard view Rochester,MN January 5th 2011 I left the snowcovered hills of Wisconsin this afternoon and arrived back in Southern Minnesota, and what a stunningly beautiful day to arrive back! As I left, the snow that fell in the New Years system was melting fast as the temperature was 44.F in my Clayton,WI yard. …
2011 Year in Review: Temperatures
2011 was near average when it came to temperatures across the state. During the year the new 1981-2010 normals came out. Some stations re-calibrated the numbers for the whole year while others used them only since August 1st when they went into effect. Outside of Des Moines finishing the year just under 2° above the …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/5/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoLgGegCRZ0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] VERY WARM: There could be some record highs later today across the state, with the abnormal warm weather continuing. Temperatures today will easily get into the 50s across the state outside the far northeast which may be stuck in the upper 40s. Some places in western Iowa may even get into the 60s! …
Very mild weather weather to end the week, Sunshine and upper 40s for highs Thursday/Friday. It does not get much better then this in January!
Regional weather view. A very un typical pattern continues to influence the Upper Midwest, instead of arctic airmass’s and snow, the region continues to have a mild winter more typical of Southern states! Highs on Thursday will be in the mid 60s in parts of Iowa, to as warm as the upper 40s in Southern …
2011 Year in Review: Precipitation
It was a relatively dry year across the state in 2011, outside of Dubuque which had a deluge of rain one night (over two days) in which 10-11″ fell. July’s total rainfall for Dubuque was 16.01, 12″ above average. Otherwise the rest of the state ended the year a few inches below average. Northern Iowa …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/4/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ratD5884I4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARMING UP: Temperatures are on the way up, back to above seasonal averages with readings in the 40s and even a few lower 50s by Thursday and Friday. A cold front will move through Friday night but will only drop readings back into the 30s which is still slightly above average. Readings will …
2011 Yearly extreames at Rochester.
2011 was a year of extremes across Southeastern Minnesota. Everything from extreme heat, fairly cold temps, to heavy rain and drought were experienced. This post will take a quick look at yearly extremes at Rochester. Becuase my station is too new, all the data was either gathered by me from an online search, or from …
Iowa Forecast Video 1/3/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t88TGI9Wd7I?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] CAUCUS NIGHT: There will be no problems weatherwise regarding the 2012 Iowa Caucuses. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy with readings in the mid 20s to mid 30s across the state. It will be a bit breezy out of the southwest, but nothing compared to the wind event of the last two …