Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IA-PK-83 Latitude 41.63125
Station Name Altoona 1.5 SSE Longitude -93.46584
County Polk Elevation (ft) 967



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 2.57 0.74 31 0.74 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 2.17 1.96 30 1.96 30 0.00 0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 1.29 1.18 31 1.18 31 0.00 0 0 5 6 3.9 3 3
Jan 17 0.88 1.23 30 1.23 30 0.00 0 0 7 9 0.5 1 1
Feb 17 1.09 0.45 28 0.45 28 0.00 0 0 5 1 1.9 1 1
March 17 2.22 2.54 31 2.54 31 0.00 0 0 9 7 3.6 2 2
April 17 3.59 2.67 30 2.67 30 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
May 17 4.78 5.41 31 5.41 31 0.00 0 0 14 2 0.0 0 0
June 17 4.98 4.08 30 4.08 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
July 17 4.71 1.81 31 1.81 31 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 4.10 3.94 31 3.94 31 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 3.23 3.04 30 3.04 30 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.61" 29.05" 364 days 29.05" 364 0.00" 0 days 0 94 days 33 days 9.9" 7 days 7 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2016 0.00
10/2/2016 0.00
10/3/2016 T
10/4/2016 0.00
10/5/2016 0.11
10/6/2016 0.01
10/7/2016 0.01
10/8/2016 0.00
10/9/2016 0.00
10/10/2016 0.00
10/11/2016 0.37
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.04
10/14/2016 0.00
10/15/2016 0.00
10/16/2016 0.02
10/17/2016 0.00
10/18/2016 0.00
10/19/2016 0.00
10/20/2016 0.00
10/21/2016 0.00
10/22/2016 0.00
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.00
10/25/2016 0.00
10/26/2016 0.18
10/27/2016 0.00
10/28/2016 0.00
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.00
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 0.00
11/2/2016 0.31
11/3/2016 T
11/4/2016 0.00
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016 0.00
11/8/2016 0.00
11/9/2016 0.00
11/10/2016 0.00
11/11/2016 0.00
11/12/2016 0.00
11/13/2016 0.00
11/14/2016 0.00
11/15/2016 0.00
11/16/2016 0.00
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 0.00
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 T
11/23/2016 0.44
11/24/2016 0.00
11/25/2016 T
11/26/2016 0.00
11/27/2016 0.00
11/28/2016 1.21
11/29/2016 0.00
11/30/2016 0.00
12/1/2016 T
12/2/2016 0.00
12/3/2016 0.00
12/4/2016 0.31
12/5/2016 0.11
12/6/2016 0.00
12/7/2016 0.00
12/8/2016 0.00
12/9/2016 0.00
12/10/2016 0.00
12/11/2016 0.03
12/12/2016 T
12/13/2016 0.00
12/14/2016 0.00
12/15/2016 0.00
12/16/2016 0.00
12/17/2016 T
12/18/2016 T
12/19/2016 0.00
12/20/2016 0.00
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 T
12/24/2016 0.23
12/25/2016 T
12/26/2016 0.50
12/27/2016 0.00
12/28/2016 0.00
12/29/2016 0.00
12/30/2016 0.00
12/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.00
1/2/2017 0.00
1/3/2017 T
1/4/2017 0.00
1/5/2017 T
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017 0.00
1/8/2017 0.00
1/9/2017 0.00
1/10/2017 0.01
1/11/2017 0.44
1/12/2017 T
1/13/2017 0.00
1/14/2017 0.00
1/15/2017 0.00
1/16/2017 0.10
1/17/2017 0.50
1/18/2017 T
1/19/2017 T
1/20/2017 T
1/21/2017 0.05
1/22/2017 T
1/23/2017 T
1/24/2017 T
1/25/2017 0.05
1/26/2017 0.08
1/27/2017 0.00
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017
1/31/2017 0.00
2/1/2017 0.00
2/2/2017 0.00
2/3/2017 0.00
2/4/2017 0.00
2/5/2017 0.00
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017 T
2/8/2017 0.08
2/9/2017 0.00
2/10/2017 0.00
2/11/2017 0.00
2/12/2017 0.00
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 0.00
2/16/2017 0.00
2/17/2017 0.00
2/18/2017 0.00
2/19/2017 0.00
2/20/2017 0.03
2/21/2017 0.13
2/22/2017 0.00
2/23/2017 0.00
2/24/2017 0.17
2/25/2017 0.04
2/26/2017 0.00
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017 0.00
3/1/2017 T
3/2/2017 T
3/3/2017 T
3/4/2017 0.00
3/5/2017 0.00
3/6/2017 0.00
3/7/2017 0.43
3/8/2017 0.00
3/9/2017 0.00
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017 0.04
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 0.19
3/14/2017 0.02
3/15/2017 0.00
3/16/2017 T
3/17/2017 T
3/18/2017 0.00
3/19/2017 0.00
3/20/2017 0.00
3/21/2017 T
3/22/2017 0.05
3/23/2017 0.00
3/24/2017 0.00
3/25/2017 0.37
3/26/2017 0.53
3/27/2017 0.01
3/28/2017 0.00
3/29/2017 0.00
3/30/2017 0.90
3/31/2017 T
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 0.00
4/2/2017 0.01
4/3/2017 0.13
4/4/2017 0.41
4/5/2017 0.14
4/6/2017 0.16
4/7/2017 0.00
4/8/2017 0.00
4/9/2017 0.00
4/10/2017 0.00
4/11/2017 0.00
4/12/2017 0.00
4/13/2017 0.00
4/14/2017 0.00
4/15/2017 0.44
4/16/2017 0.28
4/17/2017 0.00
4/18/2017 0.00
4/19/2017 0.12
4/20/2017 0.05
4/21/2017 0.00
4/22/2017 0.00
4/23/2017 0.00
4/24/2017 0.00
4/25/2017 0.00
4/26/2017 0.01
4/27/2017 0.00
4/28/2017 0.00
4/29/2017 0.38
4/30/2017 0.54
5/1/2017 0.85
5/2/2017 0.08
5/3/2017 0.00
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.00
5/6/2017 0.00
5/7/2017 0.00
5/8/2017 T
5/9/2017 T
5/10/2017 0.05
5/11/2017 1.10
5/12/2017 0.00
5/13/2017 0.00
5/14/2017 0.00
5/15/2017 0.00
5/16/2017 0.00
5/17/2017 0.63
5/18/2017 0.52
5/19/2017 0.94
5/20/2017 0.48
5/21/2017 0.05
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017 0.01
5/24/2017 0.12
5/25/2017 0.01
5/26/2017 0.00
5/27/2017 0.04
5/28/2017 0.53
5/29/2017 0.00
5/30/2017 0.00
5/31/2017 0.00
6/1/2017 0.00
6/2/2017 0.00
6/3/2017 0.00
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.00
6/6/2017 0.00
6/7/2017 0.00
6/8/2017 0.00
6/9/2017 0.00
6/10/2017 0.00
6/11/2017 0.00
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017 0.00
6/14/2017 0.52
6/15/2017 0.16
6/16/2017 1.46
6/17/2017 0.01
6/18/2017 0.00
6/19/2017 0.00
6/20/2017 0.00
6/21/2017 0.21
6/22/2017 0.00
6/23/2017 1.33
6/24/2017 0.00
6/25/2017 0.00
6/26/2017 0.04
6/27/2017 0.02
6/28/2017 0.13
6/29/2017 0.20
6/30/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.03
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.02
7/4/2017 0.44
7/5/2017 0.00
7/6/2017 0.00
7/7/2017 0.00
7/8/2017 0.00
7/9/2017 0.00
7/10/2017 0.00
7/11/2017 0.56
7/12/2017 0.00
7/13/2017 T
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 0.00
7/16/2017 0.00
7/17/2017 0.00
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 0.00
7/20/2017 0.00
7/21/2017 0.61
7/22/2017 0.00
7/23/2017 0.00
7/24/2017 0.00
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.15
7/28/2017 0.00
7/29/2017 0.00
7/30/2017 0.00
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.02
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 0.39
8/5/2017 0.00
8/6/2017 T
8/7/2017 0.00
8/8/2017 0.00
8/9/2017 0.00
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.00
8/12/2017 0.00
8/13/2017 T
8/14/2017 T
8/15/2017 0.23
8/16/2017 0.07
8/17/2017 0.01
8/18/2017 0.00
8/19/2017 0.13
8/20/2017 0.29
8/21/2017 1.89
8/22/2017 0.89
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 0.01
8/25/2017 0.00
8/26/2017 0.01
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 0.00
8/30/2017 0.00
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.00
9/2/2017 0.00
9/3/2017 0.00
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 0.00
9/7/2017 0.00
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 0.00
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 0.00
9/14/2017 0.00
9/15/2017 0.00
9/16/2017 0.01
9/17/2017 1.67
9/18/2017 0.00
9/19/2017 0.12
9/20/2017 0.00
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 0.00
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.00
9/26/2017 1.23
9/27/2017 0.01
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's been seasonal that last few days (great golf weather) but it will be warming up for the next three days with highs in the upper 70's. However record highs for the next three days are 92, 95, and 94°.
10/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Missed the heavy stuff. Next rain chance is Thursday evening/night.
10/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Wow!
10/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps running about 4° above normal.
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Little weird last night; first a general rain and then as the system was moving out thunderstorms formed on the trailing edge. Cool CTG lighting.
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold front passed last night. Possible frost tonight.
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Below 32° for the first time this fall.
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fog this morning, estimate 1/8 of a mile visibility. Gone now.
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold front came through. Good bye Indian Summer, hello Fall.
10/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not quite freezing overnight, 33.8°, but close enough for folk music.
10/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yep, I know I'm late. Sorry.
10/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still sunny and mild yesterday. Temp a degree above normal. Still golfing.
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Little shy of what we were supposed to get.
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Expect high temp 20 degrees above normal today.
10/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Reached 79.4° yesterday.
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Even some thunder last night with the rain.
11/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! HOLY COW, THE CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Incredible Autumn weather continues, high yesterday 18° above normal at 70. Same expected today. Back to the golf course.
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Election Day!
11/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Trump elected 45th President.
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday was 22° above normal. Much colder today but the forecast high is still 7° above normal. This has been a very warm November so far.
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The weather continues to be phenomenal w/ highs today being forecast 21 degrees abv normal. But it looks like a reckoning is coming starting Friday.
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Need some rain.
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This looks like the end of Indian Summer. Once the temp starts dropping tonight it keeps going down for two days. We need rain.
11/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The party's over. Thunder heard at Altoona. Already wind gusts up to 35 mph at this station.
11/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wow down to 29° from a high of 73 Thursday. Wind was as advertised except it kept blowing long after midnight and still gusting up to 21 mph this morning. 16 days without rain, station record.
11/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain about 23:00 hrs.
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M
11/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Thanksgiving!
11/25/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Lowest daily temperature range of 2.6°
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Great rain, needed. Lasted about 7 hours here. Peak wind gust was 27 mph. Barometer dropped to 29.28".
11/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Had record low barometric pressure of 28.998". Wow. Might explain the tornados yesterday. This low was really wrapped.
11/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 1.3 0.23 M M 1st snow of the season.
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M 1.0 M
12/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cold front came through last night and we're headed for the coldest weather of the season so far.
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Wind Chill -4°
12/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.8 0.03 1.0 0.03
12/12/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M
12/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low overnight, 5°.
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmed up overnight. Overrunning warm air up gives us a chance for freezing rain today. Winter Weather Advisory is out.
12/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Overslept. Covered with freezing drizzle, snow crystals and snow flurries.
12/18/2016 7:00 AM T 1.8 M 1.8 M Cold, bone chilling cold. Low of -11.2°, 25° below normal. Minimum Wind Chill was -30.5° at 04:53 Hrs. Also lowest apparent temperature -20.4° and lowest Dew Point -16.4°.
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high of 4.5° was 27° below normal.
12/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/23/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M 34° but snowing.
12/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Snow, freezing rain and snow pellets yesterday. No accumulation.
12/25/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Merry Christmas. Rain, then Thunderstorms, and wind. Let's see what happens. Oh yeah, and forecast highs in the 50's.
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M It was foggy with drizzle. Then got the thunderstorm, got the rain and it did get to 50°. What a Christmas weather wise.
12/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds up overnight w/ peak gust of 28 mph. Temps about 10° abv normal.
12/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps still running significantly over normal though today will be much cooler. High yesterday was 47.2°, 21° above normal.
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy New Year. Temps end 2016 and begin 2017 10 to 12° above normal. Will cool off some during the upcoming week.
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M And now for one of the few times this season we've slipped to below normal temps. Low of 5°, normal is 9. High wind gust yesterday 26 mph.
1/5/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Dusting of snow, covered the street but can barely tell it in the grass. It's cold but I've seen it a lot colder in the first two weeks of January.
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M New max barometric pressure of 30.871.
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Rain just beginning.
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.44 M T M M Rain began at 06:53 w/.01" credited to yesterday. Ice pellets started mixing with rain at 10:47. Snow fell for about 5 mins at 11:12-17. No accumulation. High wind began 10:02, peak gust 30 mph so far at 11:32.
1/12/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winter Storm Watch still in effect for Sunday night and Monday.
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First a Winter Storm Watch, then a Winter Weather Advisory and now an Ice Storm Warning. Let's see what happens. :-)
1/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 M 0.10 M M There is a glaze of ice over everything. I'm guessing .10 to .20 thickness, but temperature is 32.5° and it's just raining now. Anemometer still turning.
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M
1/18/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
1/19/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M One nice day and now back in the "drearies" (sic). -:)
1/20/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Cloudy, foggy, ad nauseam. New president today.
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
1/22/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Actually saw the sun for 7 minutes yesterday. At least temps are above normal.
1/23/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M And the "dearies" continue. High temps about 10° above normal.
1/24/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Hi temps 6° abv normal but Low's are running about 23° above normal. Mixed bag precip starts today.
1/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
1/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 0.5 0.08 0.5 0.08 Dodged the bullet again. 1/2" of snow. Peak wind gust 25 mph. Another chance for snow late next weekend.
1/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some unexpected wind gusts up to 22 mph last night.
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Windy before midnight again. High gust 24 mph.
1/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Peak wind gust yesterday 34 mph at 15:04 hours.
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Birthday. Warming up a little today but yesterday was bright and Sunny, a pleasant change.
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like a ride on the temperature roller coaster for a few days.
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Best Super Bowl ever? Best comeback for sure. Colder yesterday but high of 35 still 7° above normal. Much warmer today.
2/7/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Golf yesterday, back in the cold today.
2/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 1.9 0.08 2.0 0.08 Sorry I'm so late. Received 1.875" snow.
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps soaring way above normal, +24° yesterday with a high of 56.6.
2/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cooler yesterday but still 8° above normal. But...going for the upper 50's today and middle to upper 60's tomorrow. Wow!
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Low temp of 43 is 5° warmer then the normal high. Going golfing today.
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Old record High Temp 68°, new record 73°. Des Moines Airport (KDSM)recorded 75°. Low temp of 43° was 23° above normal.
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Missed tying a record high by a single degree.
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Looks like we got the short end of the precip around the Des Moines area. Temps remain crazy high above normal. Fog this morning.
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M One more day of record warmth, might as well play golf.-)
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M And yet another record high for yesterday at DSM with 73. My high here was 70.3°. Closest station with recorded data is Ankeny who's previous record high was 675°.
2/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Once again central Iowa will miss the brunt of the storm. Whew! It was pretty cool having the thunderstorm come through around 01:00.
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M 3/4" of snow. Undercoating of "light" ice. Peak wind 21 mph. Low this morning of 17° made it 53° colder then when I played golf Wednesday.
2/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temps yesterday around normal. Looks like with to at least 10 above normal for today and tomorrow.
2/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/2/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Dusting of snow.
3/3/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M On and off snow showers most of the day accented by bright spots of sunshine. No accumulation. And....High Temperature was 8° below normal.
3/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 18° above normal yesterday. Windy and even warmer today. Had wind gust of 29 mph already at 01:22.
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Storm hit at 7:07 pm. Wind gust to 48 mph, pea size hail. Between 7:07 and 7:37 pm the temperature dropped from 71° to 51°.
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Iowa March 6th tornado count is 7. No injuries or fatalities. Considerable property damage in two tornadoes, one in southern Iowa and the other south central Iowa. Seymour, IA appears to be the hardest hit.
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High of 53° yesterday, 9° above normal. Windy, peak gust 28 mph. Wind shift last night from NW to NE.
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 1.3 0.04 1.3 0.04 1.25" of snow in Altoona.
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 2.3 0.19 2.5 0.19 2 1/4" of wet, heavy snow. Peak wind gust 25 mph. {EDIT: Observer reported 19.00 for new and total SWE. This appears to be a decimal typo. Changed reports of 19.00 to 0.19 until observer can be contacted to verify. Submission Time Before EDIT: 3/13/2017 8:59 AM CoCoSTAFF DNT}
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M COLD!
3/16/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Temps back to normal. Above normal tomorrow. Mixed precip up by Ft. Dodge heading toward Altoona but may fall apart before it arrives.
3/17/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High wind gust yesterday was 40 mph, bit of a surprise. Winds gradually calming today. Warm yesterday but cooler today.
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some virga last night.
3/21/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A little bit of two seasons yesterday. Pretty snow, just barely covered the grass here, then melted. Temperature, which had fallen from midnight and 6° in 45 minutes to 34° then shot up to a high of 50.
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M Chilly and damp.
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Still in a chilly/wet pattern. Temps 13° below normal highs trending up to near normal today.
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds remain over Iowa and temps, while above normal, remain below golf criteria with the cloud cover.
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bad time in Texas last night, three storm chasers killed in a motor vehicle accident.
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M A couple thunder storms and of course one of them hits as were leaving the Kris Kristofferson concert. Soaked but had a great time.
3/31/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Ah good, another overcast day yesterday and yet another one today. But we'll get to golf weather eventually. :-)
4/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M And the beat goes on, more cloudy skies and rain.
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M And yet more rain. Twelve continuous days with overcast skies.
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Saw the sun for a while yesterday morning. Rain began again in the early a.m.
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yeah! The sun finally returned brining golf yesterday, Little League Baseball today. Happy Real Spring.
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A lot of lightning around midnight but no rain.
4/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M A little lightning. No strong winds.
4/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful day yesterday. High of 75 low 48. Partly cloudy. Thunderstorms moving into Central Iowa shortly.
4/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M In the bullseye for severe wx today along with flash flood and flood watches.
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Another miss. Got absolutely nothing last night.
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 mph wind gust at 15:24 hours.
4/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers west of DSM. Let's see if we have typical Drake Relays weather.
4/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M 42 mph wind gust from the Northeast.
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M Ok, ready for a little sunshine.
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M That was quite a storm! And we got the easy part up here.
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful yesterday. Finally got back on the golf course.
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M Storms, probably light in the metro, to the west moving east.
5/9/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Showers and Thunderstorms to the west, east bound.
5/11/2017 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Mother's Day.
5/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Tied an all time high temperature of 91°.
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Half inch of rain in 12 minutes. High rain rate was 10.11" per hour. Peak wind 33.2 mph.
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Sirens went off in Altoona for possible 70 mile an hour winds. Never even came close. Peak gust was 45 mph. Don't think they should sirens for that reason. These are Tornado Sirens, at least that's what people think. This is just going to desensitise the public.
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.94 M M M M
5/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Fog and thunder storms on the same day.
5/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunny with low humidity yesterday. Great day for golf, so I did.
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M New low humidity index reading for this station of 17% yesterday at 18:45 hours. Arizona weather.
6/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Getting dry.
6/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High yesterday was 92.4°.
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High temp yesterday 93.7°. Humidity was up about 10% over the June 11th.
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High temperature 94.3°. Fortunately didn't get as hot as forecast over the three day period ending yesterday.
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M 1st rain since May 25th.
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M M M
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 1.46 M M M M Severe thunderstorm w/ hail hit at 11:10 p.m. Two bursts of hail which shredded small plants and tree leafs. Reported 1.36" of rain in 30 minutes. Added another 10" over the next 30 minutes.
6/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A miss last night. One complex went north, one south of us.
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy Summer!
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Little bit of a surprise.
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2017 7:00 AM 1.33 M M M M Direct Hit! Picked up this much rain in 30 minutes. Some pea size hail also (see Hail report).
6/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M
6/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Not much for us out of this system.
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Surprise thunderstorm. Was small in size and moved slowly. Very similar to an Arizona Monsoon storm. Pea size hail fell for about 2 minutes. See Hail Report.
7/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Hot!
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Beautiful.
7/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/13/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Golf this morning but, man, it's going be hot.
7/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The Heat Wave continues. Played golf early yesterday morning but by the time we finished wished I hadn't gone. The heat just drains you.
7/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M 2 periods of continuous lighting and thunder, one before the storm hit to the north and one after to the south that lasted about 25 minutes. Rain started slowly with the heaviest rain rates toward the end. Also yesterday a new station record for high temperature with a reading of 101°.
7/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just won't rain.
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Thunderstorm at 10:45.
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing before 0700 but it's coming.
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
8/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sweet corn not up to its usual sweetness this year. Field corn does not look good. Played a rural golf course yesterday, only thing green was the greens.
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M
8/14/2017 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M
8/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Lot of noise but not much rain.
8/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Supposed to have two areas of rain yesterday, one around 11 am, the other after 5 pm. How can the forecast be so wrong? Maybe there's more to forecasting than reading model runs.
8/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Still only 0.86" rain for August.
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M
8/21/2017 7:00 AM 1.89 M M M M
8/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
8/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Once again.
9/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/17/2017 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M Finally!
9/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
9/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High was 93° yesterday. Time for a cool down.
9/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High 91.
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 1.23 M M M M Cold front got through yesterday afternoon around 14:00 hours. Good rain.
9/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
6/15/2017 11:10 PM NA 1/4" Pea Size NA Hard 10 2min minor leaf damage.shredded leaves Intermittent False After rain 30-40
6/22/2017 11:56 PM Peak wind gust 39 mph. NA 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Hard 4 1min minor leaf damage Continuous True After rain 30-40
7/3/2017 1:02 PM NA 1/4" Pea Size NA 2 1min no damage Intermittent True After rain