It was a colder and wetter year compared to historical averages in Indianola and Warren County.

According to the National Weather Service, Indianola’s average temperature was 48.5 degrees for the entire year, one degree below the normal of 49.5. Indianola also received just over 44 inches of precipitation over the course of the 2018 calendar year, nearly eight inches more than the normal of 36.27 inches. Indianola also started off 2018 seeing their record lows to start the year, seeing a high of 3 below zero and a low of 23 below zero on January 1st. Stay tuned to AM 1320/FM 95.3/FM 94.3 KNIA and visit KNIAKRLS.com for the latest weather information.