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Plot Description:

This plot presents the period between the first or last date for spring and fall season that the temperature was above or below some threshold. The year is split into two seasons on 1 July. A simple linear trend line is placed on both dates.

# IEM Climodat https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/climodat/
# Report Generated: 23 May 2025
# Climate Record: 1893-01-01 -> 2025-05-23
# Site Information: [IATCID] Cedar Rapids Area
# Contact Information: Daryl Herzmann akrherz@iastate.edu 515.294.5978
# LENGTH OF SEASON FOR STATION NUMBER  IATCID   BASE TEMP=32.0
# LAST SPRING OCCURENCE FIRST FALL OCCURENCE
   YEAR MONTH DAY DOY         MONTH DAY DOY   LENGTH OF SEASON
   1893   4    23 113          10    15 288          175
   1894   4     2  92          10     9 282          190
   1895   5    14 134          10     9 282          148
   1896   4     4  95           9    20 264          169
   1897   4    20 110          10    29 302          192
   1898   4     7  97          10    14 287          190
   1899   4    16 106           9    30 273          167
   1900   4    12 102          11     8 312          210
   1901   4    18 108          10     4 277          169
   1902   4    15 105          10    14 287          182
   1903   4    30 120          10    24 297          177
   1904   4    22 113          10    23 297          184
   1905   4    19 109          10    12 285          176
   1906   5     7 127          10    10 283          156
   1907   5    11 131          10    12 285          154
   1908   5     3 124           9    29 273          149
   1909   5     3 123          10    12 285          162
   1910   4    25 115          10    28 301          186
   1911   5     4 124          10    22 295          171
   1912   4     4  95          10    23 297          202
   1913   4    13 103          10    21 294          191
   1914   4    20 110          10    27 300          190
   1915   4     4  94          10     9 282          188
   1916   4    10 101          10    10 284          183
   1917   4    16 106          10     8 281          175
   1918   4    26 116          11     1 305          189
   1919   4    25 115          10    17 290          175
   1920   4    14 105          10    29 303          198
   1921   4    18 108          10     8 281          173
   1922   4     1  91          10    17 290          199
   1923   4    17 107          10    20 293          186
   1924   5    20 141           9    30 274          133
   1925   5    26 146          10    10 283          137
   1926   4    26 116           9    26 269          153
   1927   4    24 114          10     8 281          167
   1928   5    12 133           9    25 269          136
   1929   5     7 127          10     5 278          151
   1930   4    26 116          10    17 290          174
   1931   5    23 143          10    18 291          148
   1932   5     2 123          10     6 280          157
   1933   4    27 117          10    13 286          169
   1934   4    27 117          10    28 301          184
   1935   5     4 124          10     4 277          153
   1936   4    23 114          10     2 276          162
   1937   4    22 112           9    26 269          157
   1938   4    22 112          10    24 297          185
   1939   4    22 112           9    30 273          161
   1940   4    21 112          11     6 311          199
   1941   4     2  92          10    28 301          209
   1942   4    20 110           9    27 270          160
   1943   5     1 121          10    17 290          169
   1944   4    19 110          10    12 286          176
   1945   5     9 129          10     9 282          153
   1946   4    27 117          11     4 308          191
   1947   5     9 129          11     6 310          181
   1948   4    14 105          10    17 291          186
   1949   4    24 114           9    29 272          158
   1950   5     1 121          10     4 277          156
   1951   4    23 113          10     8 281          168
   1952   4    16 107          10     3 277          170
   1953   4    27 117          10    27 300          183
   1954   5     7 127          10    18 291          164
   1955   4     7  97          10    16 289          192
   1956   4    30 121          11     7 312          191
   1957   4    14 104          10    25 298          194
   1958   4    29 119          10     1 274          155
   1959   4    21 111          10    12 285          174
   1960   4    30 121          10    19 293          172
   1961   5     3 123          10    26 299          176
   1962   4    16 106          10    23 296          190
   1963   5    22 142          10    29 302          160
   1964   4    15 106          10     9 283          177
   1965   4    19 109          10    24 297          188
   1966   5    10 130          10     6 279          149
   1967   4    24 114           9    29 272          158
   1968   4    25 116          10     4 278          162
   1969   3    31  90          10    14 287          197
   1970   4    10 100          10    16 289          189
   1971   4     6  96          10    12 285          189
   1972   4     9 100          10    15 289          189
   1973   4    13 103          10    30 303          200
   1974   4    24 114           9    22 265          151
   1975   4    13 103          10     2 275          172
   1976   5     3 124          10     6 280          156
   1977   4    29 119          10    16 289          170
   1978   5     2 122          10     8 281          159
   1979   5     1 121          10    13 286          165
   1980   4    16 107          10     5 279          172
   1981   4    21 111          10    18 291          180
   1982   4    21 111          10    21 294          183
   1983   4    19 109           9    23 266          157
   1984   4     1  92           9    26 270          178
   1985   4     9  99          10     6 279          180
   1986   4    22 112          10    14 287          175
   1987   4     5  95          10     2 275          180
   1988   4    24 115          10     5 279          164
   1989   5     6 126           9    23 266          140
   1990   4    18 108          10    11 284          176
   1991   4    10 100           9    20 263          163
   1992   4    12 103          10    16 290          187
   1993   4    21 111          10     9 282          171
   1994   5     1 121          10    31 304          183
   1995   4     5  95           9    23 266          171
   1996   4    30 121          10    19 293          172
   1997   5    16 136          10    14 287          151
   1998   4    17 107          10    22 295          188
   1999   3    27  86          10     1 274          188
   2000   4    12 103          10     6 280          177
   2001   4    18 108          10     5 278          170
   2002   4    26 116          10     7 280          164
   2003   4    10 100           9    29 272          172
   2004   5     3 124          10     2 276          152
   2005   5     4 124          10    23 296          172
   2006   5     6 126          10    11 284          158
   2007   4    16 106           9    15 258          152
   2008   4    29 120          10    27 301          181
   2009   4    15 105          10     9 282          177
   2010   4     9  99          10    28 301          202
   2011   5     4 124          10    20 293          169
   2012   4    21 112           9    23 267          155
   2013   4    25 115          10    21 294          179
   2014   4    18 108          10    29 302          194
   2015   5     3 123          10    16 289          166
   2016   4    12 103          10    13 287          184
   2017   4     7  97          10    28 301          204
   2018   4    29 119          10    11 284          165
   2019   4    28 118          10    12 285          167
   2020   5     9 130          10     2 276          146
   2021   4    25 115          10    22 295          180
   2022   4    26 116          10     7 280          164
   2023   4    26 116          10    10 283          167
   2024   4    22 113          10    15 289          176
MEAN      4    22 113          10    12 286          173
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