The featured chart presents the largest accumulated precipitation departure during the month of August from the first of May. This chart attempts to show how wet or dry conditions were during the May to August period. The wet years of 1993, 2008, and 2010 immediately stand out along with the dry years of the 1930s. Since 1988, Ames has not seen a very dry growing season with the largest departures only approaching 5 inches. Some locations in Iowa are on the dry side of average this year. Rain is falling this morning over Iowa with some locations expected to pick up a much needed inch or so.

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