May 2011 QUICK LOOK

Here's a quick look at what I think we'll see for May 2011..............

Temperatures:
Temps will be on the "Cooler" side.  The monthly average Temp of 60F WILL NOT be the norm.  Expect Temps to be 2-3 Degrees below Normal for the Month.  A late freeze is far from out of the question - especially along and north of I-80 around the mid to late part of the month...........

Precipitation:
The state-wide average of around 4 Inches will be shattered - Expect 1.5 to 2 Inches above normal rainfall.  Pow County/Central Iowa is likely to see bouts of Severe Weather Events, but the brunt of Extreme Severe will be the Northwest Half of the state - on a line and west from Lamoni to Newton to Waterloo.  Well above normal precip will fall along and west of this line - to near normal or slightly above east of the line - with precip totals dropping to below normal in extreme SE Iowa.

For those of us that remember the Summer of 2008:  The Summer of 2011 is looking alot like it.  Quick Reference:  May 2008 was when the Parkersburg F5 Tornado struck, and the 100 Year Flood hit Cedar Rapids in June..............