State Climatologist says late October rains were ‘semi-drought buster’

This week’s drought monitor shows that for the first time since July 7, no part of Iowa is considered to be in severe drought. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says Iowa has been in a “structural drought” since May of 2020. “We’ve had ebb and flow,” Glisan says. “We’ve had heat waves. We’ve cold weather outbreaks. […]