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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 >

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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 52.5° 52.3° +0.2° 1.21" 3.92" -2.71" NA NA NA
  Cedar Rapids 49.8° 48.9° +0.9° 1.23" 3.56" -2.33" NA NA NA
  Davenport 51.6° 50.3° +1.3° 1.79" 3.61" -1.82" 0.3 NA NA
  Dubuque 48.1° 47.4° +0.7° 2.08" 4.06" -1.98" 2.4 1.9" -0.5"
  Iowa City 50.9° 51.4° -0.5° 1.48" 3.76" -2.28" NA NA NA
  Moline 53.1° 51.4° +1.7° 1.22" 3.81" -2.59" T 1.1" -1.1"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   April 2023 was about 0.5 degrees below normal at Iowa City to 1.5 inches above normal in the Quad Cities.
   Precipitation totals were about 1.8 to 2.7 inches below normal.
   Snow totals were about 0.5 to 1.0 inches below normal.
 
   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 midday 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