Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains/Upper Midwest and Southwest

A slow-moving storm system will continue to bring thunderstorms, heavy rain and flooding potential from Southeast Florida, into the Southern to Central Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic regions today into Wednesday. Gusty winds and dry fuels will support widespread critical fire weather in the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Southwest. 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