There are two full moons in August. The first one is Wednesday night and the second will be August 31…”blue moon”.
Full Moon on 1 August 2012 at 10:28 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
Full Moon on 31 August 2012 at 8:58 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
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This post was written by Schnack on July 31, 2012
Iowa Tornadoes in 2012: 16
30 year avg.: 48
No tornadoes in June/July in Iowa
Last time no tornadoes reported in June/July was 1955.
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Posted under Records, Severe Weather
This post was written by Schnack on July 31, 2012
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This post was written by Schnack on July 31, 2012
Tonight: Clear. Low: 61-64. Wind: Calm
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 90-95. Heat Index: 95-100. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low; 68-70. Wind: SW 5-10 mph.
Thursday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: near 90.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High: low 90s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: near 90.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: low-mid 80s.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High: upper 80s.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High: near 90.
There have been NO changes to any of the counties under a burn ban. Here is the map showing the counties currently under a burn ban.
Click here for more information for each county.
A weak front is forecast to bring a slight chance of a shower/storm to the area Thursday. At this point the chance of rain does not look very good. Here is the rain forecast from Tuesday evening to Thursday evening.
There is another front forecast to push through the state Saturday. This will give us another chance of showers/storms. Here is the forecast position of the cold front Saturday morning.
Now that the month of July is coming to an end…it is time to look ahead to what August might bring us. The Climate Prediction Center is forecasting more of the same…above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
Posted under Fire, Forecast Discussion, Long Range Outlook
This post was written by Schnack on July 31, 2012
From NWS
1993: During a summer of extreme rainfall and flooding the statewide average rainfall for July was 10.50 inches making this the wettest month on record in Iowa. Measurable rain fell somewhere in the state on all but two days of the month. Dubuque and Waterloo set their all-time records for June and July total rainfall, and at Cedar Rapids the total rainfall of 34.4 inches from April through July exceeded their normal amount for the entire year.
1943: A severe hail storm struck the Boone area with a resident writing that “in the city of Boone there was considerable damage to electrick signs, windows and roofs. Two greenhouses lost 2,300 panes of glass. Some automobile tops and some roofs were damaged in the southeast part of town. Crops were badly damaged or totally destroyed on about 200 farms, or on about 8,000 acres of land. Previous to the storm there were prospects of bumper yields of corn, soybeans and hemp, but after the hail some fields contained only short stumps of broken cornstalks.”
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Posted under Weather History
This post was written by Schnack on July 31, 2012
A cold front was drifting south and one lone storm developed south of it. Here is the position of the cold front.
The satellite image below shows the lone storm while the rest of the area is sunny to mostly sunny.
One of our Weather Trackers took this photo from near Decorah of what the storm looked like from the ground.
The radar image below shows how small the storm was.
Keep in mind all the images above were not taken at the exact time but roughly the same time to give you all different perspectives on the storm. As it past over Postville 0.05″ of rain fell.
Here are two satellite images taken one hour apart showing how fast the storm developed. Click on image below to enlarge.
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This post was written by Schnack on July 30, 2012
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This post was written by Schnack on July 30, 2012
Tonight: A 10% chance of a shower/storm is possible this evening otherwise it will be mostly clear. Low: 65-69. Wind: NW 5-10mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High: 87-93. Wind: N 5-10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low: 62-67. Wind: NE 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: near 90.
Thursday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: near 90.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High: low 90s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: near 90.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: mid 80s.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High: near 90.
Most of the burn bans remain in effect across eastern Iowa except for one. As of 6:00 this evening, the burn ban for Tama County will be lifted. No other changes have been made. Here is the updated burn ban map.
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A cold front will push south across the state this evening. There is a slight chance for shower/storm to develop before the sun sets. Other than that slight chance of a storm this evening the sky will be mostly clear tonight. Here is the position of the front this afternoon.
There is a small portion of eastern Iowa outlined in the slight risk of severe weather by the Storm Prediction Center. The chance of any storm developing is low so the chance of any severe weather is very low. It is something I will be tracking through the evening.
After the front passes, high pressure will provide us with mostly sunny days…Tuesday and Wednesday. A cold front will bring another chance of showers/storms Thursday. Friday will be dry before another cold front passes through the state Saturday with another chance of showers/storms. Here is the forecast position of the front Saturday morning.
High pressure will bring sunshine to the area Sunday and Monday behind the passage of the front Saturday.
Posted under Fire, Forecast Discussion
This post was written by Schnack on July 30, 2012
From NWS
1971: Unseasonably cool air settled across Iowa on the morning of July 30th with every station in the state dropping below 50 degrees and a few locations in the southwest reaching the upper 30s. At Des Moines the low of 47 F established an all-time July record for that location. The lowest reported temperatures included 39 F at Atlantic and Red Oak and 36 F at Oakland.
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This post was written by Schnack on July 30, 2012
Tonight: Partly cloudy with some patchy fog late. Low: 61-67. Wind: NE 5-10 mph.
Monday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of a shower. High: 90-93. Wind: SW to NW 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low: 67-70. Wind: NW 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High: near 90.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: near 90.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High: low 90s.
Friday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: low 90s.
Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/storms. High: upper 80s.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: mid 80s.
Posted under Forecast Discussion
This post was written by Schnack on July 29, 2012
