Some precip totals in Iowa over the last month. You can see that 0.53" just north of Ottumwa in Oskaloosa. That small pocket seems to be the driest spot in Iowa. And it's not even close really.
Pretty good vantage point last night around sunset for the severe warned storm 50 miles to my SW near Yankton, SD. Looks like it put down some 2-3 inch hail.
If they didn’t offer near 20 bucks an hour to flip burgers here, the burgers would not get flipped because nobody would apply. They have a hard time filling those low paying jobs.