Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Jan Normals - Jan Records

JANUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	22.1°	24.3°	-2.2°	0.64"	1.45"	-0.81"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	18.9°	19.6°	-0.7°	0.56"	0.95"	-0.39"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	20.4°	21.9°	-1.5°	0.87"	1.14"	-0.27"	4.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	18.5°	18.8°	-0.3°	0.10" (1st)	1.32"	-1.22"	1.5" (4th)	10.7"	-9.2"
Iowa City	20.8°	22.8°	-2.0°	0.66"	1.04"	-0.38"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	21.6°	23.3°	-1.7°	1.62"	1.66"	-0.04"	2.3"	10.8"	-8.5"

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

January 2025 was about normal to 2 degrees below normal.
Precipitation totals were near normal to about 1.25 inches below normal near Dubuque. It was the driest January in Dubuque.
Snowfall totals were about 8 to 10 inches below normal. It was the 4th least snowiest January in Dubuque.

Please see Jan Records for monthly record information.

Burlington	Cedar Rapids	Davenport	Dubuque	Iowa City	Moline

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

These maps should update to the most recent "last month" 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