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Climate/Almanac Data - Feb Normals - Feb Records

FEBRUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	40.5°	30.1°	+10.4°	0.40"	1.62"	-1.22"	NA	6.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	35.3°	24.4°	+10.9°	0.67"	1.22"	-0.55"	NA	6.9"	NA
Davenport	36.8°	26.1°	+10.7°	0.81"	1.34"	-0.53"	2.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	33.9° (6)	23.7°	+10.2°	1.80"	1.44"	+0.36"	1.4" (9)	9.0"	-7.6"
Iowa City	37.6°	26.3°	+11.3°	0.93"	1.24"	-0.31"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	38.6° (2)	27.0°	+11.6°	0.91"	1.60"	-0.69"	2.3"	6.8"	-4.5"

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

February 2017 was about 10 to 11.5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for February 2017 were about 0.25 inches above normal to about 1.25 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for February 2017 were about 4 to 8 inches below normal.

Please see Feb 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Winter Normals - Winter Records

WINTER
(DEC-FEB)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	32.3°	28.3°	+4.0°	2.84"	4.95"	-2.11"	NA	20.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	27.7°	22.4°	+5.3°	3.42"	3.56"	-0.14"	NA	20.9"	NA
Davenport	29.4°	24.1°	+5.3°	3.33"	4.26"	-0.93"	19.1"	NA	NA
Dubuque	26.2°	21.7°	+4.5°	5.35"	4.45"	+0.90"	22.6"	30.8"	-8.2"
Iowa City	30.2°	24.5°	+5.7°	3.24"	3.68"	-0.44"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	31.4°	25.4°	+6.0°	4.03"	5.27"	-1.24"	16.5"	25.5"	-9.0"

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

Winter 2016-2017 was about 4 to 6 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for Winter 2016-2017 were around 2 inches below normal to around 1 inch above normal.

Snowfall totals for Winter 2016-2017 were around 8 to 9 inches below normal.

Please see Winter Records for seasonal record information.

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

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