No killing frost yet in Winneshiek County

Rumors of a difficult winter season ahead continue to be passed around Northeast Iowa, but our weather has been milder than average so far.

When the temperature hits 28 degrees, it is considered a "Killing Frost" for warm weather crops like corn and soybeans.  In Decorah, the average date of such a frost is today--October 9th--but so far we haven't had such a low temperature.

In another sign that the weather is warm, soil temperatures in Northeast Iowa currently have been in the mid- to lower 50's.