THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE A VERY WARM AND WET YEAR. THE MONTH OF AUGUST FINISHED WARMER…AND WETTER… THAN NORMAL IN GRINNELL.

 

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 73-POINT-FOUR DEGREES…NEARLY THREE-AND-A-HALF DEGREES ABOVE THE NORM.

 

IT’S ALSO BEEN A WET MONTH…WITH NINE INCHES OF RAINFALL… MORE THAN TWICE THE NORM FOR AUGUST.

 

EVERY MONTH SINCE MARCH HAS BEEN WARMER THAN NORMAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUNE. EVERY MONTH SINCE FEBRUARY HAS BEEN WETTER THAN NORMAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARCH.