Farmers had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 15, 2025, according to the USDA,
National Agricultural Statistics Service. Damaging hail and wind were reported in parts of northern Iowa, which also received the most significant rainfall during the week. Field activities included cutting hay, side dressing and spraying crops.
Topsoil condition statewide rated 5 percent very short, 22 percent sort, 70 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Ratings in west central Iowa were 9 percent very short, 27 percent short, 62 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.
Subsoil moisture conditions statewide rated 5 percent very short, 22 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions in west central Iowa rated 21 percent very short, 40 percent short, and 39 percent adequate.
At 97 percent, nearly all of Iowa’s corn crop has emerged, ahead of last year’s pace but matching the 5-year
average. Corn condition rated 2 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 63 percent good and 21 percent excellent.
Ninety-three percent of soybeans have emerged, 1 week ahead of last year and 2 days ahead of normal.
Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 62 percent good and 18 percent
excellent.
Eighty-eight percent of the state’s first cutting of alfalfa hay has been completed. The second cutting reached
16 percent complete. Hay condition rated 82 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 69 to percent
good to excellent. No major livestock concerns were reported.
Iowa preliminary weather summary provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., state climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship – An unsettled weather pattern persisted across Iowa over the reporting period with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Even though rainfall was widespread, weekly totals were still below normal for much of Iowa. Temperatures were generally near normal to a degree above normal for most of Iowa with a statewide average temperature of 70.2 degrees, 0.4 degree warmer than normal.
Showers pushed across southern Iowa on the afternoon of Sunday, June 8, as a cold front dropped through the state. Clear skies over
northern Iowa helped push temperatures into the mid 70s. Rainfall totals where generally less than 0.20 inch with most stations
reporting less than 0.10 inch; a 0.21-inch-total was found in Murray (Clarke County).
Winds shifted to the northwest on Monday morning with partly cloudy conditions developing through the daytime hours and highs in the 60s. Tuesday, June 10, dawned with clear skies and patchy fog over portions of Iowa where winds were light; morning lows held in the 50s for most Iowa stations. Westerly winds persisted as highs warmed into the upper 80s and low 90s in northwestern Iowa with upper 70s southeast under sunny skies.
A southerly shifting wind and temperatures in the 60s greeted Iowans on Wednesday morning, June 11, with conditions
quickly warming into the 80s by noon. A stationary front draped over northern Iowa was a forcing mechanism for strong to severe
thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Several storms produced large hail and severe straight-line winds along a
line from Rock Rapids (Lyon County) to Urbana (Benton County). There were numerous reports of crop and tree damage from
larger hail and wind-driven hail. Moderate to heavy rain and training thunderstorms also brought significant totals to north-central
Iowa; Nashua (Floyd County) observed 2.10 inches while Mason City (Cerro Gordo County) collected 3.22 inches. Many stations
along the eastern and western periphery reported amounts in the 0.50 to 1.00-inch with lesser totals farther south.
Winds turned easterly into Thursday with some lingering showers in northern Iowa with otherwise clear conditions and
temperatures in the 60s. Scattered thundershowers popped up from south-central to northeastern Iowa during the late afternoon
into the nighttime hours. Several stations reported heavier amounts, varying from 1.02 inches in Davis City (Decatur County) to
2.20 inches in Osage (Mitchell County). Conditions stabilized on Friday, June 13, with southeasterly winds and unseasonably warm
temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. Cloud cover increased into the afternoon with daytime highs in the 80s statewide. A
few isolated thunderstorms developed in north-central Iowa around sunset with showers moving over extreme southeastern Iowa;
rain totals were under a few tenths of an inch. Overnight lows on Saturday were up to 10 degrees warmer than normal, in the upper 60s and low 70s for several locations. With higher dewpoints and light winds, dense fog formed over much of the state through
early morning. As temperatures warmed, showers and thunderstorms developed along a surface boundary from central to
northwestern Iowa, where some cells became severe warned. The complex expanded over most of northern Iowa with the highest
amounts in Hamilton County where two Webster City gauges collected 2.61 and 2.84 inches.
Twenty-five stations reported at least an inch with widespread 0.25- to 0.50-inch totals reported at 7:00 am on Sunday, June 15; the statewide average was 0.38 inch. Weekly rainfall ranged from no accumulation in eastern and western Iowa to 3.83 inches in Mason City.
The statewide weekly average precipitation was 0.68 inch; the normal is 1.19 inches. Manchester (Delaware County) reported the week’s high temperature of 97 degrees on June 11, 18 degrees warmer than normal. Mount Ayr (Ringgold County) and Stanley (Buchanan County) reported the week’s low temperature of 43 degrees on June 10, on average 15 degrees warmer than normal.
