Ragbrai from Ames to DSM today, and there are some fantastic spots on that route to get a beer, and it's gonna be approaching 100f.
Drink water too, people.
Drink water too, people.
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Fun tid-bit. Some of the dew points registering in central/southern Iowa are flirting with the hottest on record. 82 is the record for Des Moines. 5 minute obs are placing DSM at 79. Seems like we're about 2-4° off in most locations pushing up into the upper 70s/80s.
Anytime you get dew points in the 80s, that's bonkers type of moisture.
Usually this time of year is where the highest are found with the corn sweat and peak of summer.
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p...&eday=1231&var=max_dwpf&_r=t&dpi=100&_fmt=png If you want to check it out yourself.
Unfortunately the clouds and showers are going to bust the super high temperatures/heat index potential we had for central and western Iowa.
Anytime you get dew points in the 80s, that's bonkers type of moisture.
Usually this time of year is where the highest are found with the corn sweat and peak of summer.
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p...&eday=1231&var=max_dwpf&_r=t&dpi=100&_fmt=png If you want to check it out yourself.
Unfortunately the clouds and showers are going to bust the super high temperatures/heat index potential we had for central and western Iowa.
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12:30 reading at the local airport (NW IA):
Temp 90
DP 81
RH 75%
HX 109
DP has been 79-81 since 10 a.m.
I rode RAGBRAI yesterday and the route was easy but with the heat made it a lot harder. Today the route is really tough (4200+ ft of climb - 90 miles) and the heat is worse. This could be bad.
They issued a flash flood watch for the twin cities last night for the potential of 3-5" of rain.
Didn't receive a single drop
More small thunderstorms brewing up. Got dark and lot's of thunder and actually getting some thunderstorm rain at 4:26 p.m. but bet it doesn't last more than a few minutes.
Edit: 4:30 and it's done for the moment. All it did was mess up my deck chair rehab project. Got new slings made for my old vintage Brown Jordon chairs and need to wax and polish these old vintage babies before doing the new slings.
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