A couple new occurrences happened this week in terms of weather. While I was up nothing for my weekend, the areas 1st snow of the season occurred on Tuesday October 22nd from a band of light snow showers which spread across the central part of the state. Amounts were only around a trace to a quarter inch. This is earlier then snow would normally occur in Eastern Iowa as the average snow for October is 0.00"
Another occurrence in which happened this week was some areas 1st frost and freeze, these were mainly just areas which missed out on frosts earlier in the month. All areas reported a hard freeze when lows behind a cold front and the system the brought the snow dropped into the low to middle 20s during the coldest night which happened on Friday the 25th. Even here in the city the frost was widespread and it ended the growing season. The low was 28.F here in Hiawatha. Outlying areas has lows in the lower to mid 20s.
Eastern Iowa Airport 22.F
Waterloo 22.F
Iowa City 23.F
Mount Vernon 23.F
Vinton 25.F
Monticello 25.F
Central City 25.F
Washington 24.F
Hiawatha 28.F
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