Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Today

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Climate/Almanac Data - Feb Normals - Feb Records

FEBRUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	35.4°	28.8°	+6.6°	0.02"	1.69"	-1.67	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	31.3°	24.1°	+7.2°	0.41"	1.22"	-0.81"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	32.2°	26.3°	+5.9°	0.05"	1.44"	-1.39"	1.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	30.0°	22.9°	+7.1°	0.31" (9)	1.57"	-1.26"	2.5"	10.6"	-8.1"
Iowa City	33.1°	27.0°	+6.1°	0.15"	1.21"	-1.06"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	32.3°	27.7°	+4.6°	T (1)	1.83"	-1.83"	0.2" (4)	8.6"	-8.4"

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

February 2026 was about 4.6 to 7.2 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals were about 0.8 to 1.8 inches below normal. Moline had the driest February on record and Dubuque was the 9th driest on record.

Snowfall totals were about 8.1 to 8.4 inches below normal. Moline was tied for 4th least snowy February with 1998.

Please see Feb Records for monthly record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the High Plains and Midwest Regional Climate Centers.

Some of these maps become available during the afternoon on the first of the month.

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


Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall

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 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	28.5°	27.7°	+0.8°	3.14"	5.01"	-1.87"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	23.9°	23.0°	+0.9°	2.26"	3.76"	-1.50"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	25.7°	25.3°	+0.4°	1.99"	4.22"	-2.23"	12.5"	NA	NA
Dubuque	23.1°	22.1°	+1.0°	2.31"	4.69"	-2.38"	18.5"	31.6"	-13.1"
Iowa City	25.9°	26.0°	-0.1°	1.96"	3.70"	-1.74"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	26.4°	26.6°	-0.2°	2.45"	5.53"	-3.08"	11.5"	28.2"	-16.7"

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

Winter 2025-2026 was near normal to 1.0 degree above normal for average temperature

Precipitation totals were about 1.5 to about 3.1 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were about 13 to 16.7 inches below normal.

Please see Winter Records for seasonal record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the High Plains and Midwest Regional Climate Centers.

Some of these maps become available during the afternoon on the first of the month.

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


Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall