Temperatures for the recent past have been a struggle with our last day in the 80s back on Easter Sunday. This looks to change this week with 80s forecasted to return to Iowa. The featured map presents the average first date of 80+ degree temperatures for the year and those locations have have hit 80+ degrees so far. As with previous plots like this for 2014, the eastern portion of the Midwest has been the furthest behind. The impact of being next to the Great Lakes can clearly been seen as it takes those areas the longest with all the cold water nearby.

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