![]() ![]() Rain showers finally returned to western Iowa along a weak cold front after sunset and continued into eastern Iowa after midnight on the 16th. The next round of isolated rain came as a cold front dropped across the state, firing a narrow band of showers in eastern Iowa towards the late afternoon on the 7th rain totals were under 0.20 inch with 0.12 inch Maquoketa (Jackson County) to 0.19 inch in Davenport (Scott County) and Clinton (Clinton County). Most stations reported at most 25% of their normal expected precipitation for November, which is climatologically the fourth driest month of the year.Ī weak low-pressure center pushed across the state through the daylight hours of the 3rd as light rain showers formed in southeastern Iowa Keokuk Lock and Dam (Lee County) measured a 0.01-inch total with 0.02 inch in Mount Pleasant (Henry County). November was the second fall month and the eighth month of 2023 in which the state received below-average precipitation. Thus far this heating season, heating degree day totals are running 12% less than last year at this time and 7% less than normal. Home heating requirements, as estimated by heating degree day totals, averaged 6% less than last November and 7% less than normal. Fayette (Fayette County) reported the month’s low temperature of -5 degrees on the 28th, 24 degrees below normal. Several southern stations reported the month’s high temperature of 72 degrees on the 6th, on average 19 degrees above normal. November’s statewide average maximum temperature was 50.8 degrees, 4.5 degrees above normal while the average minimum temperature was 27.0 degrees, 0.4 degrees below normal. Near-normal conditions were reported in eastern Iowa along with a pocket in southwestern Iowa. Overall monthly average temperatures were warmest in northwest Iowa with some stations registering positive departures approaching six degrees. A warmer November occurred in 2021 while 2007 was drier and the 4th driest. November 2023 ties 1948, 19 as the 47th warmest in 151 years of statewide records it was also the 12th driest on record. Temperatures averaged 39.0 degrees or 2.1 degrees above normal while precipitation totaled 0.30 inch or 1.52 inches below normal. IOWA MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY – NOVEMBER 2023 General Summary
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