If you think the snow is deep in Iowa, you’re right.
According to Iowa state climatogist Harry Hillaker, December 2009 will likely be the second snowiest December on Iowa’s record books. The statewide average snowfall of 22-point-two inches ranks only behind the 25-point-five inches recorded in December of 2000.
It could also be the second wettest December on record in Iowa. The statewide average precipitation this month stands at two-point-six inches, second only to the three-point-four inches of precip received in December of 1982.
Western Iowa has been the most impacted by December’s two winter storms. In fact, in the west central division, it’s been the snowiest month ever. This month’s total of 24-point-eight inches of snow in west central Iowa breaks the old calendar month record of 23-point-two inches set in January of 1932.
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