Statewide, Iowa – A four-day stretch of uncharacteristic heat in March pushed the month near the top of the state record book for warmth.
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says one of the days was the hottest ever in March.
That broke the March record set back in 1907 in Clarinda and Messina of 92 degrees on March 25th. Glenwood tied the record on March 29th, 1986. Glisan says the record came on the last day of the heat wave.
The record heat came just days after a blizzard shut down interstate highways and everything else in the state.
Glisan says with subzero temperatures and record heat, March goes down as a month with extremes on both ends of the spectrum.
KIWA Staff Photo
