Only two months remain before finishing out 2013 and the precipitation totals so far have been a mixed bag across the state. The featured map shows estimated precipitation departures for the year to date period. Northeastern and far western Iowa are analyzed above long term average while the central and southeastern portion of the state are below. This map does not tell the whole story as much of the state experienced dry conditions during the summer and extremely wet conditions during the spring. Our near term rain chances look to return next week.

Voting:
Good = 49
Bad = 5
Abstain = 3