February 3 – Iowa caucuses: Pete Buttigieg wins the caucuses with 26.6% of state delegates and becomes the first openly gay person to ever earn the most delegates in a state's presidential contest[1]
March 8 – First COVID-19 cases in Iowa after a group of 3 people returned to the United States after a cruise in Egypt[2]
March 24 – First confirmed COVID-19 death in Iowa[3]
May 4 – Body of missing person Abdullahi "Abdi" Sharif found in the Des Moines River[4]
August 10 – Iowa derecho: Winds reached up to 140mph causing damages to buildings, power outages and closures across the state. The 2020 derecho was one of the most expensive thunderstorms in United States history.[6]
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