May & Spring 2022 Climate Reviews

Climate/Almanac Data - May Normals - May Records

May

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	64.9°	63.0°	+1.9°	3.55"	4.93"	-1.38"
Cedar Rapids	62.1°	60.3°	+1.8°	2.14"	4.25"	-2.11"
Davenport	64.9°	61.7°	+3.2°	2.77"	4.82"	-2.05"
Dubuque	62.0°	58.8°	+3.2°	2.72"	4.30"	-1.58"
Iowa City	64.7°	62.6°	+2.1°	2.41"	4.48"	-2.07"
Moline	65.5°	62.5°	+3.0°	2.61"	4.67"	-2.06"

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

May 2022 was about 2 to 3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for May 2022 were about 1.5 to 2 inches below normal.

Please see May Records for monthly record information.

Climate/Almanac Data - Spring Normals - Spring Records

Spring
(Mar-May)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	51.2°	52.0°	-0.8°	9.25"	11.28"	-2.03"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	47.2°	48.6°	-1.6°	7.92"	9.80"	-1.88"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	52.3°	50.2°	+2.1°	9.73"	10.77"	-1.04"	4.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	47.2°	47.2°	0.0°	9.79"	10.61"	-0.82"	10.8"	7.6"	+3.2"
Iowa City	50.1°	51.1°	-1.0°	8.30"	10.45"	-2.15"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	51.3°	51.2°	+0.1°	9.43"	11.10"	-1.67"	4.3"	5.5"	-1.2"

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

Spring 2022 was about 1.5 degrees below normal to 2 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for Spring 2022 were about 1 to 2 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for Spring 2022 were about 1 inch below normal at Moline to about 3 inches above normal at Dubuque.

Please see Spring Records for seasonal record information.

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