00:25 — Iowa weather history: An October 1996 storm brings heavy rain and early-season snow.
01:18 — Weekly forecast: Rain favors northwest Iowa as temperatures ease
02:52 — Extended outlook: Warmth remains favored into November, with El Niño and jet-stream placement shaping precipitation chances.
06:49 — Winter weather discussion: How the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) could influence polar vortex outbreaks— *analog years aren't a forecast.
10:46 — Weekly recap: Widespread rain, above-average temperatures, and a late frost bring mixed consequences for growers.
12:12 — Agritourism and pumpkin losses: Wet fall weather hurts farm visits and contributes to widespread fruit rot.
13:50 — September rainfall rankings: Why record-setting totals at individual stations can differ from climate-division averages.
16:44 — Weekly weather extremes: Iowa's hottest, coldest, wettest, and driest reporting locations.
17:14 — What makes weather "comfortable"? Comparing Iowa with coastal California, revisiting earthquake memories, and finding Iowa's nicest seasonal weather windows.
24:47 — Horticulture Friday's anniversary and an introduction to pumpkin grower Beany Bode's fall update.
27:51 — Specialty crop reports: Lingering dryness in Kossuth County, later high-tunnel planting dates, broccoli disease losses, and a challenging growing season.
30:26 — Looking ahead for strawberries, followed by an unresolved butternut squash discoloration question.
31:43 — Closing perspective: Why it's too early to trust weather predictions for next growing season.
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