While October was warmer and wetter than normal for Iowa as a whole, November was drier. During the month, there was only one major precipitation event in Iowa and not all locations re­ceived major amounts from this system. In some areas, precipitation amounts through about the first three weeks of November were well below normal, and only a few locations in the state were reporting above-normal amounts into late November.

Still, the greater rainfall in many parts of Iowa since early October did increase total ...