Des Moines, IA (northwestiowanow.com) — For the month of September, we received only five-tenths of an inch of precipitation. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says this was the eighth driest September on record for the state.

Glisan shares which major weather event or pattern stood out to him, mentioning both Fort Dodge and Spencer, IA.

Glisan gives us an idea of what Iowans can expect heading into October and the early part of winter.