While Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, the end of August is the official end of meteorological summer (the months of June, July, and August). The average temperature this year was the warmest since 1988, but only slightly warmer than last year. The featured chart presents the average summer temperature for Iowa for each year since 1893. September has gotten off to a rather warm start with highs in the 90s for most in the state.

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