2004 Iowa Caucus Day

The Iowa Caucus is just a few days away. The weather on Monday could play a major role in voter demographic turnout. This page contains reasources for Iowa's weather on Caucus Day (19 Jan 2004). Information provided is for educational use only.

Forecast Discussion

(Updated 3 PM, 12 Jan)
Computer model trends have been to remove the chances of precipitation this week and strengthen the ridge in the Western US.

This week...
Very peaceful week looks to be in store, at least on the weather front. Very little significant weather to mention. High and low temperatures will be seasonal in the 30s and teens respectively. A building upper level ridge begins to dominate the Western US, which means NW upper level flow for us. Precipitation forecasts are very difficult in NW flow regimes, but it is hard to find a major focusing mechanism that will be impacting our state.

For Caucus Monday...
The weather looks to be fully cooperating with anybody that will be traveling on Monday. Normal temperatures with only slight chances of precipitation.

Daryl Herzmann (akrherz@iastate.edu)
Next Update: 11 AM Tuesday 13 Jan

Average Temperatures for 19 Jan

City:High: (°F)Low: (°F)
Cedar Rapids3312
Des Moines3312
Dubuque289
Iowa City3313
Sioux City299
Waterloo277