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Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Threat in the East; Snow in the Rockies;

The storm system producing severe weather and isolated flash flooding will begin to weaken tonight. As the storm moves east, several chances for severe weather and heavy rain are possible from the Midwest and Ohio Valley to the Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi and Tennessee valley. Heavy snow continue to impact the Northern Rockies. Critical fire weather conditions persist in the Southern Plains Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data     -      APR Normals     -     APR Records
 
APRIL
 

 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 49.6° 53.8° -4.2° 2.52" 3.76" -1.24" NA 0.1" NA
  Cedar Rapids 46.4° 49.2° -2.8° 1.65" 3.05" -1.40" NA 1.0" NA
  Davenport 48.6° 50.3° -1.7° 2.26" 3.51" -1.25" 5.4" NA NA
  Dubuque 45.5°(10) 48.2° -2.7° 1.89" 3.66" -1.77" 0.4" 2.0" -1.6"
  Iowa City 50.0° 51.0° -1.0° 1.68" 3.50" -1.82" NA NA NA
  Moline 49.8° 51.4° -1.6° 2.27" 3.59" -1.32" 7.4" 0.9" +6.5"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   APRIL 2020 was about 1.0 to 4.0 degrees below normal. It was also the tenth coldest on record at Dubuque.
   Precipitation totals for APRIL 2020 were below normal by around 1 to 2 inches.
   Snowfall totals for APRIL 2020 ranged from 6.5 inches above normal at Moline to 1.6 inches below normal at Dubuque.
   Please see APR 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
NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
May
Temperature Outlook
May
Precipitation Outlook
May - July
Temperature Outlook
May - July
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA