Weather History and Forecast On this day in 1936: Severe blizzard in northern and northwestern Iowa Forecast for the coming week: Above average warmth Chance of a widespread system early next week Discussion on Chicago Low vs. St. Louis Low weather systems Climate Outlooks 8-14 day outlook: Leaning warmer, near normal precipitation 3-4 week outlook: Warmer signal, equal chances for precipitation March outlook: Equal chances for temperature, slightly above normal precipitation for eastern Iowa Current La Niña conditions expected to transition to ENSO neutral in spring Recent Weather and Climate Notables Warmer than normal temperatures (10-20 degrees above average) Frost depth measurements: Omaha at 0 inches, Des Moines at 24 inches (as of Feb 24) Recent precipitation events Earliest tornado on record in South Dakota (February) Meteorological Winter Summary 4th least amount of snow on record for Iowa 14 inches below normal snowfall statewide Near normal temperatures overall Below average precipitation CoCoRaHS Rain Gauge Rally Recruitment drive for new observers in March Importance of citizen science in weather data collection Specialty Crop Impacts High tunnel plastic degradation issue at Yellow Table Farm Slowed greens harvest due to recent cold spell Low tunnel crop performance update Heated high tunnel observations at Phelps Farm: Celery pest infestation (russet mites) Early emergence of spotted cucumber beetles Dandelions flowering Melon Variety Information Avatar: Large variety grown by Amish growers Cleopatra: Medium-sized, 70 days to maturity Afterglow: Medium-sized, half Tuscan, 78 days to maturity Orange Sherbet: Large variety for direct market Summary provided by perlexity.ai

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