After an amazingly warm November in Iowa, it was nice to see a strong cold front finally sweep through the state. Yesterday's Iowa Environmental Mesonet feature
(http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2009-12-01)
really told the tale of how much warmer we were last month. To me, the most interesting feature is the range of temperatures we will go through in the next couple of days. Yesterday (Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2009) was 15 degrees F above normal. Today's temperature will be just about at the climatological mean of 38 degrees F. As the cold air continues to pour into the state, tomorrows high temperature is only expected to be in the high 20's or close to 10 degrees F or more *below* normal.
We still haven't received measure snowfall in Ames this season and it doesn't look like it will occur any time soon. To add to the fun, the circulation opens up the Arctic toward the end of the week and blasts us with even colder air.
