The dry weather this fall season has been remarkable. The featured map attempts to illustrate the recent dryness by accumulating the number of days until just one tenth of an inch of precipitation is accumulated. Note that this map does not include the rain that fell since midnight this morning. This is a way to show the locations of the state that have been the driest for the longest period. A number of locations are analyzed in the 45 to 60 day range, including areas in east central and northwestern Iowa. The good news is that the forecast to end October and to start off November looks to have a number of precipitation chances as a pattern shift appears to be in the works.

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