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 - Oct Normals - Oct Records

OCTOBER

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Normal	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Normal	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Normal
Burlington	50.4° (9)	55.4°	-5.0°	1.23"	3.12"	-1.89"	NA	0.0	NA
Cedar Rapids	46.1° (7)	50.6°	-4.5°	2.56"	2.62"	-0.06"	NA	0.0	NA
Davenport	48.9°	51.7°	-2.8°	2.83"	2.97"	-0.14"	0.7"	NA	NA
Dubuque	45.9° (10)	50.0°	-4.1°	3.09"	2.66"	+0.43"	1.1"	T	+1.1"
Iowa City	48.3°	52.0°	-3.7°	2.62"	2.87"	-0.25"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	50.0°	53.2°	-3.2°	1.97"	2.97"	-1.00"	0.7"	0.0	+0.7"

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

October 2020 was 3 to 5 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals were near normal to almost 2 inches below normal, with the exception of Dubuque which was 0.43" inches above normal.

Please see Oct 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