Another Round of Severe Storms Expected Across the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Northern Rockies

An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) of severe thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon across portions of the Central Plains and Missouri Valley today. Large hail, heavy rain, severe gusts (70+ mph), and a few tornadoes are the primary threats. In the Northern Rockies, the combination of gusty winds and dry conditions will lead to locally critical fire weather conditions. Read More >

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Climate/Almanac Data - Mar Normals - Mar Records

March

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	39.5°	40.7°	-1.2°	2.99"	2.43"	+0.56"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	35.8°	36.5°	-0.7°	0.80"	1.99"	-1.19"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	37.8°	38.6°	-0.8°	2.43"	2.34"	+0.09"	13.5"	NA	NA
Dubuque	34.8°	35.2°	-0.4°	1.71"	2.25"	-0.54"	12.6"	5.7"	+6.9"
Iowa City	38.2°	39.5°	-1.3°	1.58"	2.21"	-0.63"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	40.0°	40.3°	+0.3°	2.62"	2.62"	+0.00"	10.5"	4.4"	+5.5"

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

March 2023 was about normal to 1.3 degrees below normal.
Precipitation totals varied from about 1.2 inches below normal at Cedar Rapids to about a half inch above normal at Burlington.
Snowfall totals were about 5.5 to 7 inches above normal.

Please see Mar Records for monthly record information.

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

These maps become available around 10:30am 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