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Record heat and dewpoints recorded across Iowa
Numerous airports set dew-point records as statewide temperatures ran 3.6 degrees above normal, and Little Sioux hit 102 degrees, the warmest reading this year.
- Iowa experienced record heat and humidity as July ended, with Burlington Municipal Airport logging a heat index of 121 degrees and Little Sioux reaching 102 degrees. State Climatologist Justin Glisan reported "numerous" airports set dew-point records on July 26.
- Statewide temperatures averaged 76.6 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 3.6 degrees above normal. While July rainfall was generally below typical levels, parts of central and eastern Iowa received between 1 and 4 inches more than the normal.
- Nearly 90% of soybeans in Iowa are blooming, putting the crop on pace with the 2025 season. All but 7% of corn acres reached the silking stage, and 87% of oat acres have been harvested, according to the USDA.
- Farmers had 5.7 days suitable for field work despite "unseasonably warm" temperatures. Topsoil moisture was rated 60% adequate, while subsoil moisture was 58% adequate and 27% short, according to the USDA.
- Abnormally dry conditions increased from 36% to 46% of the state, according to the latest Drought Monitor report. Most of these dry conditions, including 22% of the state in moderate drought, are located on the western side.
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State Climatologist Justin Glisan says Iowa and the entire upper midwest saw a warmer July with the average temperature here about 77 degrees
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says Iowa and the entire upper midwest saw a warmer July with the average temperature here about 77 degrees -- or three degrees above average. "So, with 154 years of records, preliminarily the 25th warmest July on record, with July climatologically the warmest of any month. So that shows you just how warm we were across the state," he says. Glisan says July didn't repeat last year when it was the second wettest …
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