Jul 20, 2010
July 2010 temperatures averaged 71.4�� or 1.6�� above normal while precipitation totaled 10.45 inches or 5.81 inches above normal. This ranks as the wettest and 33rd warmest July among 138 years of state records. The only calendar month to bring more rain to Iowa was July 1993 with a statewide average of 10.50 inches while the previous July record was 10.33 inches in 1947. The continued wet weather resulted in widespread flooding along Iowa's rivers. Though not as extreme as the fl
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 238711). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Appanoose County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.