Microclimate Maps · Iowa
Iowa Microclimate Maps
3 microclimate maps in Iowa so far. Pick yours on the map or the list, or type your address and we'll open the right one at your spot.
Click a box to open that map. Each one gives you the 30-year planning low at your address, your MFTC zone, the spring frost layer and the fruit trees that fit.
The maps
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1Ames and Des MoinesDes Moines, Ames, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Boone, Nevada
On January 16, 2009, the Ames 5 SE station read −33°F while the Des Moines airport read −19°F. The map plans for −25°F downtown, −29°F at Ames and −31°F in the Des Moines River valley below Boone.
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2Cedar Rapids and Iowa CityCedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marion, Coralville, North Liberty, Mount Vernon
On February 3, 1996, the Iowa City airport on the open river bottom hit −34°F, and in the same cold snap the station in town read −26°F. The map plans for −32°F in downtown Cedar Rapids and −29°F in Iowa City.
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3Waterloo and Cedar FallsWaterloo, Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Hudson, Denver and the Cedar River
On March 1, 1962 the Waterloo airport, down in the Cedar River valley, hit −34°F while upland Tripoli read −27°F. Here's where the cold settles around Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa, and what fruit trees grow through it.
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