With the end of the month at hand, it is a good time to look back on the first month of 2022. The featured map presents an IEM computed average temperature departure for the month. Interestingly, the map shows an east to west gradient with extreme portions of western Iowa slightly above average with the rest of the state below. Some of this gradient can be explained by the ongoing La Nina condition with favors colder temperatures over eastern Iowa. It can also be explained by the lack of snow cover over far western Iowa, which has allowed for more warmer daytime temperatures. The case in point will be today with very pleasant highs in the 50s expected over far western Iowa and values closer to freezing in eastern Iowa.

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