(Des Moines) Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
With more than double the expected precipitation, last month ranks as the second wettest July in 153 years of records, behind July 1993. Drought and abnormally dry conditions eased across the state, and Iowa is currently drought-free.
For the month of July, statewide precipitation totaled 9.20 inches, or 4.83 inches above normal. Statewide temperatures averaged 75.4 degrees, 2.0 degrees above-normal, with the warmest conditions in eastern Iowa.
Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
With more than double the expected precipitation, last month ranks as the second wettest July in 153 years of records, behind July 1993. Drought and abnormally dry conditions eased across the state, and Iowa is currently drought-free.
For the month of July, statewide precipitation totaled 9.20 inches, or 4.83 inches above normal. Statewide temperatures averaged 75.4 degrees, 2.0 degrees above-normal, with the warmest conditions in eastern Iowa.
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