Warmth has been difficult to come by this March which continues the cold that plagued most of February. Based on an hourly analysis of temperature from NOAA, the featured map depicts the number of days since the last 32+ degree Fahrenheit air temperature. Iowa is analyzed in the 1 to 30 day range with the longest stretch shown in far northwestern Iowa. Longer stretches can be found to our north with much of Minnesota in the 50 to 60 day range. Much of that area has been below freezing since the first week of January. The forecast does have some above freezing temperatures for much of Iowa this coming weekend, but it will come with another powerful storm system.

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