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State Climatologist Justin Glisan says April brought much needed rainfall to Iowa.
April was also warmer than normal.
The April average temperature is around 48 degrees. Glisan says the storms that brought the rain also gave us some severe weather.
Glisan says the immediate outlook for this month shows the same trends as April.
Glisan says the rain is welcome to combat the drought, but farmers also need a little dry time to plant.
Corn and soybean planting were slightly ahead of schedule heading into this week.
