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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	30.4°	30.1°	+0.3°	0.28"	1.62"	-1.34"	NA	6.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	25.0°	24.4°	+0.6°	0.26"	1.22"	-0.96"	NA	6.9"	NA
Davenport	28.2°	26.1°	+2.1°	0.41"	1.34"	-0.93"	3.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	23.2°	23.7°	-0.5°	1.14"	1.44"	-0.30"	4.9"	9.0"	-4.1"
Iowa City	29.4°	26.3°	+3.1°	0.25"	1.24"	-0.99"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	29.7°	27.0°	+2.7°	0.50"	1.60"	-1.10"	4.2"	6.8"	-2.6"

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

February 2020 was about normal to near 3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for February 2020 were about 1/3 to 1 1/3 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for February 2020 were about 2.5 to 4 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	31.0°	28.3°	+2.7°	3.50"	4.95"	-1.45"	NA	20.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	26.3°	22.4°	+3.9°	3.18"	3.56"	-0.38"	NA	20.9"	NA
Davenport	29.2°	24.1°	+5.1°	3.62"	4.26"	-0.64"	19.6"	NA	NA
Dubuque	25.7°	21.7°	+4.0°	4.32"	4.45"	-0.13"	19.6"	30.8"	-11.2"
Iowa City	29.9°	24.5°	+5.4°	3.29"	3.68"	-0.39"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	30.4°	25.4°	+5.0°	4.68"	5.27"	-0.59"	20.6"	25.5"	-4.9"

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

Winter 2019-2020 was about 3 to 5.5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for Winter 2019-2020 were about normal to around 1.5 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for Winter 2019-2020 were about 5 to 11 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