Temperatures on Monday are forecast to continue the recent trend of having quite the contrast over the state with well above average temperatures over the snow-free south and about average values over the snow-covered north. Des Moines is forecast to reach 55 degrees and the featured chart presents hourly temperature distributions on February days with at least one hourly observation of 55+ degrees. The distributions are presented as violin plots, which provide some visual measure of where the most populous portion of the distribution lies. It is interesting to note the mean values begin above freezing for all hours of the day. This is likely homage to having snow free conditions as it is generally very difficult to be above freezing during overnight hours when snow cover is present.

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