Spring rains delayed the start of planting in many areas of Iowa, but they’ve been an overall benefit by washing away drought conditions that were creeping up on the state. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Tim Hall had been watching the parched conditions in Missouri, Kansas and other states to the south as they seemed to be moving north.
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Hall says southeast Iowa had been the driest area of the state and at one point was one level below hitting drought conditions on the monitor. He says all of the state is now looking good for water levels.
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The statewide average precipitation for April was three-point-eight-nine inches (3.89), normal for April is around three-point-five inches.