Feb. & Winter Climate Summaries and Outlooks for March & Spring

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	28.3°	30.1°	-1.8°	3.48"	1.62"	+1.86"	NA	6.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	23.9°	24.4°	-0.5°	1.58"	1.22"	+0.36"	NA	6.9"	NA
Davenport	25.5°	26.1°	-0.6°	2.79"	1.34"	+1.45"	16.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	21.5°	23.7°	-2.2°	2.86"	1.44"	+1.42"	12.8"	9.0"	+3.8"
Iowa City	25.3°	26.3°	-1.0°	2.55"	1.24"	+1.31"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	26.2°	27.0°	-0.8°	3.42"	1.60"	+1.82"	16.3"	6.8"	+9.5"

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

February 2018 was about normal to 2 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for February 2018 were about 1/3 to 2 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for February 2018 were about 4 to 10 inches above 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	26.5°	28.3°	-1.8°	4.42"	4.95"	-0.53"	NA	20.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	22.6°	22.4°	+0.2°	2.64"	3.56"	-0.92"	NA	20.9"	NA
Davenport	24.2°	24.1°	+0.1°	3.67"	4.26"	-0.59"	24.2"	NA	NA
Dubuque	21.0°	21.7°	-0.7°	4.76"	4.45"	+0.31"	22.0"	30.8"	-8.8"
Iowa City	24.6°	24.5°	+0.1°	3.54"	3.68"	-0.14"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	25.3°	25.4°	-0.1°	4.35"	5.27"	-0.92"	28.1"	25.5"	+2.6"

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

Winter 2017-2018 was about normal to 2 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for Winter 2017-2018 were about normal to 1 inch below normal.

Snowfall totals for Winter 2017-2018 were ~9 inches below normal at Dubuque to ~3 inches above normal at Moline.

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

A LOOK AHEAD

March Temperature Outlook	March Precipitation Outlook	March - May Temperature Outlook	March - May Precipitation Outlook