I moved to Southeast Iowa in 2008. I have my entire life studied weather and climate history. Its particularly interesting in Mid Atlantic as records and written accounts go back to the 1600s. I have studied historical midwest data as to wild swings in yearly precip here. I researched many location in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, etc. There seems to be a bermuda triangle of extremes in Ottumwa, IA city, Peroria, Kirksville where its even more exaggerated. This year illustrates it. Burlington has been the wettest as is climatology expected with 31 inches. Ottumwa is 2nd of major reporting locations. But in Aug Ottumwa just .74!!!!! And shockingly I hear Fairfield less than .25? After Fairfield basically wettest location in Iowa for 2 yrs! I really believe its tough to find a more feast or famine area than Southeast Iowa. Yes much of midwest is similar,even nebraska. But it seems to be slightly more exaggerated here. Thoughts?