(Radio Iowa) – August continued the summer weather pattern that Iowa and the Midwest have been stuck in now for some time. State Climatologist, Justin Glisan, says this pattern includes warmer conditions.
It was also drier, with rainfall averaging three-point-five inches in August.
Glisan says the combined numbers for the three summer months this year are very similar to 2020 and 2021.
Dry conditions this summer left grass brown. (RI photo)
He says June, July, and August, of this year, continued the drier trend.
Glisan says the drought conditions this year are NOT as bad as they were for the three summer months last year. He says the La Nina weather pattern is behind the warmer, drier summers.
He says that could lead to a warmer winter, but it’s too early to tell that.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The month of August here in Atlantic was a little on the warm side for average high and very dry for precipitation. The normal average high for August is 83 degrees and this year we averaged at 86.4 degrees for the month. The average low is typically 61 degrees and this year we averaged a low of 59.5 degrees for the low.
It has been pretty evident that we’ve been stuck in a dry spell for the last two months and we once again fell woefully short of average rainfall. Rainfall typically amounts to 3.88-inches, but this year we only managed to get 1.96 inches of rain which did turn out to be 0.7″ more than July.
Looking ahead to the month of September the average high is 77 and the average low is 50. Rainfall in September typically amounts to 3.45 inches. Check back on October 1st to see how our weather fared in September.
Skyscan Forecast- Dan Hicks
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Today: Partly cloudy. SW @10-20. High 90.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 68.
Friday: Partly cloudy. A few scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 90.
Friday Night: Slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy. S @ 5. Low 61.
Saturday: Shower possible early, then partly cloudy. High 84.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 86.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 88.
Yesterday’s high was 86 and the low was 51. This day last year we had a high of 81 and low of 55. The all-time record high was 99 in 1913 and the record low was 34 in 1967. Sunrise is 6:45 a.m. this morning and sunset is 7:53 a.m.
Yesterday’s high was 83 and this morning’s low was 50. One year ago the high was 81 and the low 55. The record high for August 31 in Atlantic is 101 degrees set in 1913, the record low is 35 set in 1967. Sunrise this morning is 6:44 am. Sunset tonight is 7:55 pm. Thursday’s sunrise will be at 6:45 am.
Skyscan Forecast Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-15. High 83.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light SW winds. Low 55.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. SE @ 10-15. High 87.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. S @ 5. Low 62.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms. High 87.
Friday: Partly cloudy. A few afternoon thunderstorms. High 90.
Yesterday’s high was 84 and the low was 53. This day last year the high was 87 and the low was 60. The all-time record high was 101 set in 1947. The record low was 33 set in 1893. Sunrise this morning is at 6:44 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:57 p.m.
(Radio Iowa) – Monsoon isn’t a term we hear often in Iowa, but that may be what’s at least partly responsible for our prolonged drought conditions. Heavy rain in the southwestern U-S can draw moisture away from the Northern Plains. Meteorologist Doug Kluck, the climate services director for the National Weather Service Central Region, says that pattern has been spinning away for the past several weeks.
While large portions of Iowa have remained in drought for months, Kluck says long-term weather patterns have been moving more precipitation into the central parts of the country.
Kluck says with another La Nina possible, there is no guarantee that Southwestern moisture will continue.
Predictions are calling for a third year of La Nina, which could lead to a colder-than-normal winter across the Northern Plains.
Storms passing through portions of Western Iowa on Monday morning dropped some hail and heavy rain along the way. In Stuart quarter size hail, strong winds, and heavy rainfall was reported at around 6:30 a.m. A KJAN listener reported 3.25″ of rainfall fell during the overnight in Stuart.
Skyscan Forecast Monday, August 29, 2022 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and t’storms in the morning. NW @ 10. High 86.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Cooler. Light NW winds. Low 55.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. Less humid. NW @ 10. High 84.
Tuesday Night: Clear. NNW @ 5. Low 55.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 86.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 84.
Yesterday’s high was 86 and the low was 68. This day last year the high was 81 and the low was 59. The all-time record high was 102 set in 1894. The record low was 34 in 1893. Sunrise this morning is 6:43 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:58 a.m.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Fierce winds and heavy rain blew through parts of western and central Iowa, Saturday evening and night, causing a power outage for part of Atlantic, as tree limbs broke and fell on power lines. As with previous Derecho-type winds, trees were left shredded in some areas, especially in downtown Atlantic, where KJAN’s Lori Murphy snapped some pictures of the damage. (See photo’s, click on image to enlarge). Winds gusting up to 55-miles per hour caused tree damage in Red Oak at around 6:30-p.m. 
We received .66″ of rain between 5:30-and 6-p.m. Saturday, in Atlantic. Other rainfall amounts include:
Also: One-inch diameter hail fell near Grinnell, in Poweshiek County; four-inches of rain fell in Story County, near Gilbert.
Thus far, there have been no reports of injuries.
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