The featured map presents a simple display of the location of 100+ degree daily high temperature reports from the NWS COOP network. While these reports have been common over Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, they have struggled to cross the border into Iowa. You can even notice roughly the same effect in northern Illinois. What would make this area unique? Certainly the intensive cropping along with some timely rains have helped to keep conditions a bit more humid here, which makes it harder to warm in the mid afternoon. Iowa could certainly start to see its share of 100 degree weather if the rains stop and this hot weather pattern continues.

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