IEM Daily Feature
Thursday, 07 October 2021

Rare October Combination

Posted: 07 Oct 2021 05:32 AM

The weather on Wedneday had a bit of a weird feel to it with somewhat dreary skies, easterly winds, and rather muggy / warm temperatures for October. A number of places in the state were able to record the combination of winds for the northeast and temperatures in the 70s. The featured wind rose presents the frequency of wind speed and direction during October for Des Moines when the air temperature is at least 70 degrees. The plot shows not much frequency of having such a combination of temperature and wind direction for the month. Winds from the south are overwhelmingly more common as such winds often help transport warmer air into the state and thus buoy air temperatures. The near term forecast continues the warm temperatures along with some chances of rainfall.

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