Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >

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 â€‹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 â€‹1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal â€‹1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal â€‹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"