IEM Daily Feature
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Precip Record Destruction
Posted: 15 Dec 2015 05:35 AM
The rainfall totals from our recent storm are destroying about every record that existed for
precipitation totals during the cold season in Iowa. The featured chart displays the largest
24 hour areal averaged precipitation for Iowa during the December, January, and February
season. The 1.51 inches estimated by the IEM for the 24 hour period ending at 7 AM
yesterday is roughly 50% larger than the second place value! Individual station totals were
even higher with places like Des Moines and Waterloo rewriting the record books for cold
season precipitation. Given the intensity and time of year, this recent event may go down
as the most extreme precipitation event Iowa has on record!
Voting:
Good = 51
Bad = 2
Abstain = 4
Tags: precip dec15
Voting:
Good = 51
Bad = 2
Abstain = 4
Tags: precip dec15