![]() ![]() DIS is an Iowa-based economic research firm which provides regular farm economic research for Iowa Farm Bureau staff & members. Michelle Mensing, Research Analyst, Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS). Th highest September rainfall since 1951 in Cherokee. Th highest combined rainfall for September/October, with half of the month of October remaining. ![]() Th highest since 1951, with half of the month still remaining.Ĭherokee was the only one of these selected locations that has not yet exceeded 10 inches of rain in September/ October 2018, with 8.6 inches currently. Th highest September rainfall in Red Oak, and the current October precipitation of 4.6 inches is the 8 This year is currently tied for the second highest with 12.8 inches in September and half of October. The highest year was in 2007 with a combined 16.6 inches in September and October. Red Oak has had 9 years since 1951 with 10+ inches of rainfall in September/October. The next highest was in 1970 with 13.7 inches. Th highest October rainfall with only half of the month recorded, Sigourney has a record 17.5 inches of rainfall for September/October this year. Nd highest September rainfall since 1951 and the 5 Des Moines recorded 8.3 inches of rain in September 2018, which is the second wettest September during this time period. 2018 is the third highest with 11.4 inches so far in September in half of October. The highest year was in 1961 with 13.2 inches. Th wettest October at the Charles City location, with half of the month remaining.ĭes Moines has had 5 years since 1951 with 10+ inches of rainfall in September/October. The highest year was in 2016 with 18.7 inches, and 2018 isn’t far behind with 16.3 so far in September and half of October. Note that the 2018 data (the red bar) only includes half of October at this point.Ĭharles City has had 7 years with 10+ inches of rainfall in September/October. The graphs below for various locations across the state are based on data from the ISU Mesonet dataset and show September and October precipitation from 1951 to 2018. About 15% of the locations in this map have received greater than 10 inches more than their 10-year average precipitation for September and October. Des Moines has received over 11 inches of rainfall in September and the first half of October 2018, which is over 5 inches greater than their 10-year average September/October precipitation. Guttenburg has received 23 inches of rainfall in September/October 2018, which is over 17 inches more than their 10-year average for September/October. Many locations in NE Iowa have seen September/October rainfall amounts exceeding 20 inches, which is much greater than normal. You can hover over each of the dots on your computer to see the location name and precipitation values associated with it (if on your phone, click on the bubble instead). Note that the October 2018 data only includes half of the month at this point. ![]() The following interactive map shows the total September/October precipitation by the size of the dot, and the color scale indicates how many inches the September/October precipitation is greater than the 10-year September/October average for that location. Many are wondering, how does this fall rainfall compare to other years? Still, it was the most rain recorded on a single day since July 6.We are now a little over halfway through October and Iowa corn harvest progress is only at 17% and soybean harvest progress is 19% complete, which are both behind the 5-year averages of 24% and 51%, respectively. Rain totals varied pretty widely across central Iowa, but here are the reports we have as of 10:30 a.m. Only 1.12 inches fell in Des Moines Saturday, according to the weather service. The only round of those three that really turned severe was Wednesday evenings as the DSM Airport reported a 62 MPH wind gust around 11 p.m. Weather Service Meteorologist Ashley Bury said the heaviest rain fell in Dallas, Boone and Story counties. The rain was well short of the single-day record for Aug. More: Farmers' Almanac declares North Central region a 'hibernation zone' this winter Northeast Iowa areas near Decorah, which are not in a drought, also got about 2 inches of rain. ![]() Des Moines International Airport recorded 2.06 inches of rain Saturday, but for the year, its rainfall remains 6.31 inches below normal.Ī swath from Creston to Fort Dodge also got at least 2 inches of rain, while parts of Story County got more than 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Central Iowa, the area that got the majority of the rain, could get more Sunday night.Īll but a small sliver of the Des Moines metro is in moderate to severe drought. The heaviest rain fell east of the northwestern Iowa areas in extreme drought and north of the southern Iowa areas in severe drought. Up to 3 inches of rain fell across parts of Iowa late Saturday and early Sunday, but it did little to ease the drought gripping sections of the state. ![]()
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