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January 4 – Perry High School shooting: Three people are killed (including the perpetrator) and six others are injured during a mass school shooting in Perry.
January 15 – 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses: Former president Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucus. Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the race and endorses Trump.
February 15 – In US women's college basketball, Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the career scoring leader in NCAA Division I, surpassing the record previously held by current WNBA and former Washington star Kelsey Plum during Iowa's 106–89 win over Michigan.
March 5 – The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Iowa amongst other states.
April 26 – Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024 –
- A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, leads to the issuance of multiple tornado emergencies across the states of Nebraska and Iowa.
- A Doppler on Wheels unit records wind speeds of 224 miles / 360 kilometers per hour in a tornado near Harlan, the strongest recorded by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF-5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
May 21 – At least five people are killed and 35 are injured as a strong tornado devastates the town of Greenfield. A Doppler on Wheels unit records a wind gust of between 250 mph (400 km/h) and 290 mph (470 km/h) over Greenfield, the strongest winds recorded inside a tornado by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
June 10 – Four instructors from Cornell College and one Chinese passerby are wounded in a stabbing attack at a park in Jilin City, China. The perpetrator is arrested a day later.
June 22 – A University of Illinois team led by Joshua Wurman and Karen Kosiba confirms mobile radar measurements of between 309 mph (497 km/h) and 318 mph (512 km/h) in the tornado that struck Greenfield on May 21. This is the first unambiguous radar confirmation of tornado winds over 300 mph (480 km/h).
November 5 - Donald Trump wins the presidential election in Iowa, beating Kamala Harris by 219,741 votes.

References

"Iowa school shooting: Authorities identify sixth-grader killed in Perry shooting". KCCI. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Vivek Ramaswarny Drops Out". The New York Times.
"Clark sets NCAA women's scoring record, school single-game mark with 49 for No. 4 Iowa vs Michigan". AP News. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"What is Super Tuesday and why does it matter?". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Violent Tornado Hits Nebraska". April 26, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-04-26.
"NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit". 2020-04-23. Archived from the original on 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, officials say". AP News. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Four American educators stabbed in park in northeast China". CNA. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Storm chasers catch tornado winds above 300 mph in rare 'intercept'". NBC News. 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
"Iowa President Election 2024 Live Results: Trump Wins". www.nbcnews.com. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-07.

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20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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