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Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records

December 2021

Site (Click site name for report)	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	37.8°	29.9°	+7.9°	0.65"	1.87"	-1.22"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	31.3°	25.2°	+6.1°	1.18"	1.59"	-0.41"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	35.0°	27.6°	+7.4°	1.83"	1.64"	+0.19"	3.9"	NA	NA
Dubuque	31.7°	24.5°	+7.2°	1.69"	1.80"	-0.11"	5.0"	10.3"	-5.3"
Iowa City	34.1°	28.2°	+5.9°	1.16"	1.45"	-0.29"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	36.5°(7)	28.9°	+7.6°	1.42"	2.04"	-0.62"	3.3"	8.8"	-5.5"

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

December 2021 was about 6 to 8 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for December 2021 were about NORMAL to 1 1/4 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for December 2021 were about 5 to 6 inches below normal.

Please see Dec Records for monthly record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps become available during the afternoon 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Annual Normals - Annual Records

2021 Annual Climate

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	52.8°	51.9°	+0.9°	39.26"	37.86"	+1.40"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	49.2°	48.2°	+1.0°	23.69"	35.91"	-12.22"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	51.3°	49.9°	+1.4°	29.60"	36.17"	-6.57"	31.9"	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.0°	47.2°	+1.8°	29.85"	38.20"	-8.35"	42.9"	42.5"	0.4"
Iowa City	51.9°	51.0°	+0.9°	29.92"	35.68"	-5.76"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	52.7°(9)	51.2°	+1.5°	34.82"	38.27"	-3.45"	35.7"	36.1"	-0.4"

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

2021 temperatures were 1 to 2 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for 2021 ranged from 1.4 inches above normal near Burlington to over 12 inches below normal at Cedar Rapids.

Snowfall totals for 2021 were about normal.

Please see Annual Records for annual record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps will be updated on January 1.

Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean