Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. 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	22.6°	24.3°	-1.7°	0.87"	1.45"	-0.58"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	18.4°	19.6°	-1.2°	0.60"	0.95"	-0.35"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	20.8°	21.9°	-1.1°	0.58"	1.14"	-0.56"	3.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	17.3°	18.8°	-1.5°	1.04"	1.32"	-0.28"	7.5"	10.7"	-3.2"
Iowa City	20.8°	22.8°	-2.0°	0.57"	1.04"	-0.38"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	21.6°	23.3°	-1.7°	0.48"	1.66"	-1.18"	1.7"	10.8"	-9.1"

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

January 2026 was 1 to 2 degrees below normal.
Precipitation totals were about 0.25 inches below normal to 1.1 inches below normal.
Snowfall totals were about 3 to 9 inches below normal.

Please see Jan Records for monthly record information.

Burlington	Cedar Rapids	Dubuque	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