Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Feb Normals - Feb Records

FEBRUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	16.8° (5)	30.1°	-13.3°	1.01"	1.62"	-0.61"	NA	6.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	10.4° (3)	24.4°	-14.0°	0.88"	1.22"	-0.34"	NA	6.9"	NA
Davenport	13.6°	26.1°	-12.5°	1.09"	1.34"	-0.25"	12.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	11.0° (6)	23.7°	-12.7°	0.79"	1.44"	-0.65"	12.9"	9.0"	+3.9"
Iowa City	14.4°	26.3°	-11.9°	0.70"	1.24"	-0.54"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	16.1° (9)	27.0°	-10.9°	1.32"	1.60"	-0.28"	15.8"	6.8"	+9.0"

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

February 2021 was about 10 to 14 degrees below normal

Precipitation totals for February 2021 were about a quarter to around three quarters of an inch below normal

Snowfall totals for February 2021 were about three to nine inches above normal

Please see Feb 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Winter Normals - Winter Records

WINTER
(DEC-FEB)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	24.9°	28.3°	-3.4°	4.94"	4.95"	-0.01"	NA	20.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	19.5°	22.4°	-2.9°	4.21"	3.56"	+0.65"	NA	20.9"	NA
Davenport	22.8°	24.1°	-1.3°	5.11"	4.26"	+0.85"	37.4"	NA	NA
Dubuque	19.8°	21.7°	-1.9°	4.93"	4.45"	+0.48"	52.0" (5)	30.8"	+21.2"
Iowa City	22.6°	24.5°	-1.9°	4.30"	3.68"	+0.62"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	24.5°	25.4°	-0.9°	6.24"	5.27"	+0.97"	40.7" (7)	25.5"	+15.2"

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

Winter 2020-2021 was about one to four degrees below normal

Precipitation totals for Winter 2020-2021 were near to around one inch above normal

Snowfall totals for Winter 2020-2021 were about fifteen to twenty one inches above normal

Please see Winter Records for seasonal record information.

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

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