It is difficult to imagine the weather on Mothers Day being any better with ample sunshine, a cool breeze, low humidity, and high temperatures around 70°F. The featured chart presents the yearly Mothers Day high temperature as recorded at Des Moines. The previous two years had quite warm temperatures with highs above 80°F, but this year's high of 72°F was just a degree or so above a simple long term average value. While most mothers probably would have preferred it not to rain yesterday, much of the state is starting to need rain again as the growing season is now fully underway and it has been about two weeks since Iowa's most recent widespread and significant rainfall. The near term forecast is not very optimistic about upcoming rainfall events.

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