Dangerous heat is forecast this afternoon with heat indices of 100-105+ degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of the state from 1 to 8 PM.
According to the National Weather Service:
A Heat Advisory means that temperatures of at least 100°F* or Heat Index values of at least 105°F* are expected.
If...
The website Estately looked through thousands of official world records to figure out what each state has that's bigger than in any other state, and the results for Iowa are pretty strange.
A small Iowa town was in the record book from 1995 to 2004 and two other times since. This weekend, the community came together to obliterate a record that will hopefully keep them on top for a long time.