Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Monsoonal flow coinciding with a frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms across the central Great Basin, central Rockies, Southwest into the Southern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring about instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record setting heat continues for the Pacific Northwest through Monday. Heat combining with dry conditions could allow for any fires to quickly spread. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Jan Normals - Jan Records

JANUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm	Dept From Norm
Burlington	25.0°	25.8°	-0.8°	1.54"	1.24"	+0.30"	NA	6.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	21.5°	19.5°	+2.0°	0.85"	0.92"	-0.07"	NA	6.2"	NA
Davenport	21.5°	21.2°	+0.3°	0.99"	1.19"	-0.20"	11.9"	NA	NA
Dubuque	19.5°	19.0°	+0.5°	0.93"	1.17"	-0.24"	10.7"	10.0"	+0.7"
Iowa City	22.2°	22.1°	+0.1°	0.89"	0.92"	-0.03"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	22.5°	22.6°	-0.1°	1.55"	1.49"	+0.06"	15.1"	9.4"	+5.7"

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

January 2015 was about normal to 2 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for January 2015 were about normal.

Snowfall totals for January 2015 were about normal at Dubuque to nearly 6" above normal at Moline.

Please see Jan 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

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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Climate Reports: January 2015