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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 >

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 58.3° 54.2° +4.1° 4.59" 3.09" +1.50" NA NA NA
  Cedar Rapids 55.3° 50.7° +4.6° 6.21" (4) 2.91" +3.60" NA NA NA
  Davenport 57.8° 52.5° +5.3° 5.14" 2.70" +2.44" 0.0" NA NA
  Dubuque 55.5° 49.9° +5.6° 4.28" 2.93" +1.35" 0.0" 0.5" -0.5"
  Iowa City 57.7° 53.1° +4.6° 5.98" 2.98" +3.00" NA NA NA
  Moline 58.9° 53.7° +5.2° 4.94" 2.81" +2.13" 0.0" 0.3" -0.3"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
Temperatures for October 2021 were around 4 to 6 degrees above normal.
Precipitation totals for October 2021 were around 1 to 4 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
   
NA NA NA NA    
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
November
Temperature Outlook
November
Precipitation Outlook
November - January
Temperature Outlook
November - January
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA