This Day in Weather History September 11
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1917: An early killing frost visited portions of about the eastern third of Iowa, with several stations recording an early freeze including lows of 32 F at Fairfield, Iowa Falls, and Waterloo, 31 F at Belle Plaine, Decorah, Keosauqua, and Maquoketa, and 30 F at Fayette. At Waterloo this remains the earliest freeze on record. Considerable damage was done to corn, potatoes, and other late crops.
Posted by Staff Writer
on Sep 11 2010. Filed under Local News.
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