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Climate/Almanac Data - Jan Normals - Jan Records

JANUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm	Dept From Norm
Burlington	27.0°	25.8°	+ 1.2°	2.11"	1.24"	+ 0.87"	NA	6.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	21.7°	19.5°	+ 2.2°	1.65"	0.92"	+ 0.73"	NA	6.2"	NA
Davenport	25.2°	21.2°	+ 4.0°	1.73"	1.19"	+ 0.54"	14.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	22.0°	19.0°	+ 3.0°	1.48"	1.17"	+ 0.31"	21.1" (2)	10.0"	+ 11.1"
Iowa City	24.8°	22.1°	+ 2.7°	1.48"	0.92"	+ 0.56"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	26.3°	22.6°	+ 3.7°	2.11"	1.49"	+ 0.62"	14.6"	9.4"	+ 5.2"

The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".

January 2021 was about one to four degrees above normal.
Precipitation totals for January 2021 were about three tenths to just under one inch above normal.
Snowfall totals for January 2021 were about 5 to 11 inches above normal.
Dubuque recorded its second snowiest January on record (previous was 19.3 inches in 2000).

Please see Jan Records for monthly record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps become available around 10am on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean