'We've seen a lot more weddings in the offseason': Climate change impacts Iowa wedding season - KCCI Des Moines

Climate change compels Iowa couples to get married outside of summer

'We've seen a lot more weddings in the offseason': Climate change impacts Iowa wedding season

BEST TRADITION IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. NEW AT NOON. CLIMATE CHANGE COULD BE AFFECTING WHEN IOWANS GET MARRIED. SUMMER ARE USED TO BE THE GO TO SEASON FOR COUPLES LOOKING FOR A WEDDING DATE. BUT NOW MANY COUPLES ARE PLANNING THEIR SPECIAL DAY FOR SOME OTHER TIME. THAT’S SO THEY CAN AVOID THE OPPRESSIVELY HOT TEMPERATURES LIKE WE EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK. AND STATE CLIMATOLOGISTS SAY IOWA’S RECENT SUMMERS ARE DIFFERENT THAN YEARS PAST. I THINK SUMMER WEDDINGS USED TO BE KIND OF EVERYBODY’S GO TO LIKE THEIR IDEAL. BUT WE’VE SEEN A LOT MORE WEDDINGS IN THE OFF SEASON. THERE’S A PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF INDIVIDUALS GOING THROUGH THREE DAYS OF MUGGY, EXTREMELY MUGGY CONDITIONS WITH, YOU KNOW, VERY DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES OUT THERE. JUSTIN GILSON THERE SAYS IOWA SUMMERS ARE GETTING WETTER AND TH

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'We've seen a lot more weddings in the offseason': Climate change impacts Iowa wedding season

Climate change could be affecting when Iowans get married.Summer used to be the go-to season for couples looking for a wedding date, but many couples are now planning their special day for some other time.That's so they can avoid the oppressively hot temperatures like we experienced last week. State climatologists say Iowa's recent summers are different than those in years past.
DES MOINES, Iowa —

Climate change could be affecting when Iowans get married.

Summer used to be the go-to season for couples looking for a wedding date, but many couples are now planning their special day for some other time.

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That's so they can avoid the oppressively hot temperatures like we experienced last week.

State climatologists say Iowa's recent summers are different than those in years past.