Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. 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	28.2°	25.8°	+2.4°	2.10"	1.24"	+0.86"	NA	6.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	23.5°	19.5°	+4.0°	1.70"	0.92"	+0.78"	NA	6.2"	NA
Davenport	26.7°	21.2°	+5.5°	1.93"	1.19"	+0.74"	13.1"	NA	NA
Dubuque	24.1°	19.0°	+5.1°	1.79"	1.17"	+0.62"	12.9"	10.0"	+2.9"
Iowa City	27.3°	22.1°	+5.2°	1.73"	0.92"	+0.81"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	28.1°	22.6°	+5.5°	2.58"	1.49"	+1.09"	12.5"	9.4"	+3.1"

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

January 2020 was about 2.5 to 5.5 degrees above normal.
Precipitation totals for January 2020 were about 2/3 to 1 inch above normal.
Snowfall totals for January 2020 were about 3 inches above normal.

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