It certainly felt a bit like summer in Iowa on Wednesday with even some isolated thunderstorms popping up mid afternoon. Temperatures reached 80°F for about half of the state. Of course, we are just getting started with having such warm days as is the subject of today's Daily Feature. The chart presents the first day of the year with a high temperature of at least 80°F for Ames and the subsequent number of such days for that year. This year got off to an early start for such days with the first day coming in March. The data shows an average of about 90 days per year, so roughly 25% of the year!

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