Oct 7, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
In this week's episode: September weather extremes and how they relate to weather around the rest of the country, hurricane formation water temperature, evaporation. Submit your Weathered Questions…
Um, but there, there are different parts of the country that also had extreme weather, and it wasn't just us in Iowa that had the extreme weather.
And if we just look at the percentiles, what we call them, which is essentially just like when you go, if you're a parent, if you visit the doctor and your child gets their height and weight, a lot of times the doctor will put you on a percentile graph.
Um, but what this does is it, it puts it in a ranking system, which is kind of like how you'd expect in a NASCAR race.
Number one is the biggest and the strongest, and then number 43 is the last place finisher.
And in East Central Iowa, we were ranked number one for the wettest September on record.
Um, but there, there are different parts of the country that also had extreme weather, and it wasn't just us in Iowa that had the extreme weather.
And if we just look at the percentiles, what we call them, which is essentially just like when you go, if you're a parent, if you visit the doctor and your child gets their height and weight, a lot of times the doctor will put you on a percentile graph.
Um, but what this does is it, it puts it in a ranking system, which is kind of like how you'd expect in a NASCAR race.
Number one is the biggest and the strongest, and then number 43 is the last place finisher.
And in East Central Iowa, we were ranked number one for the wettest September on record.
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