Feb 18, 2011
Unseasonably cold weather prevailed for the first ten days of the month with temperatures averaging 11.4�� below normal. However the second ten days of the month averaged 11.6�� above normal with daily maximum temperatures reaching into the mid 50���s or higher somewhere in the state on the 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 20th. The highest temperature was reported from Leon with a 71�� reading on the 17th. This was the highest temperature recorded in Iowa so early in the year
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 277853). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Emmet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.