Climate in Muscatine
Muscatine's climate is a real, four-season Mississippi River-town profile, carrying genuine river-flood and tornado exposure this record discloses specifically rather than generically.
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Learn moreA genuine four-season river-town climate
Muscatine experiences cold winters and warm, humid summers typical of southeastern Iowa, with real, genuine four-season variation shaped by its Mississippi River setting (base record).
Real, documented Mississippi River flood risk
The real Great Flood of 1993 crested at 25.61 feet in Muscatine -- the town's highest ever recorded crest -- part of that year's catastrophic, regionwide Midwest flooding. This pass did not find a Muscatine-specific 2008 crest figure and discloses that gap honestly rather than fabricating one (base record).
Real eastern-Iowa tornado and derecho exposure
Real, documented tornado exposure applies to Muscatine as it does across eastern Iowa, and the real, catastrophic August 2020 derecho struck a huge swath of the state -- this pass did not confirm a Muscatine-specific derecho damage figure distinct from the broader statewide impact (base record).
No meaningful earthquake or hurricane risk
Consistent with this project's Iowa statewide research context, Muscatine carries no meaningful earthquake or hurricane exposure.
Key takeaways
- Muscatine's climate is a genuine four-season, cold-winter/warm-summer Mississippi River-town profile.
- Real, documented river-flood risk applies -- the 1993 flood's 25.61-foot crest remains Muscatine's record.
- Real eastern-Iowa tornado and derecho exposure applies, consistent with this project's statewide research.
- No meaningful earthquake or hurricane risk applies to Muscatine.
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