(By Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)
Iowa’s November temperatures have been several degrees above normal so far, but that is about to take a chilly turn. Cold air is moving in tonight (Wednesday) and will bring highs in the 30s and 40s across the state, with a chance of flurries and light snow. National Weather Service Meteorologist Rod Donavon says November is well known for wild weather swings.
Donavon says two major historical storms hit on this date. The Great Blue Norther of 1911 brought extreme temperature swings, thunderstorms, tornadoes, followed by a blizzard. The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 brought more than two feet of snow in places. The Iowa D-N-R says the storm killed 160 people across the Midwest.
