Severe Storms in Upper Midwest and Across the East; Record Breaking Heat Continues

Scattered severe thunderstorms are likely Thursday afternoon into Thursday night across portions of the Upper Midwest and from the Mid-Mississippi Valley into the Carolinas. Early season heat with likely record high temperatures will persist across the Southern tier of the U.S. today and will extend into the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast on Friday and Saturday. Read More >

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Climate/Almanac Data - Mar Normals - Mar Records

MARCH

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Normal	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Normal	Snow Total	Normal	Dept From Normal
Burlington	44.0°	41.6°	+2.4°	2.36"	2.79"	-0.43"	NA	1.9"	NA
Cedar Rapids	40.6°	36.6°	+4.0°	2.50"	2.10"	+0.40"	NA	3.1"	NA
Davenport	42.0°	38.2°	+3.8°	3.09"	2.52"	+0.57"	5.1"	NA	NA
Dubuque	38.9°	35.4°	+3.5°	3.23"	2.41"	+0.82"	1.5"	6.3"	-4.8"
Iowa City	43.9°	38.6°	+5.3°	4.00"	2.22"	+1.78"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	43.0°	39.1°	+3.9°	3.51"	2.86"	+0.65"	4.2"	4.0"	+0.2"

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

March 2020 was about 2 to 5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for March 2020 were above normal. Except at Burlington which was slightly below normal.

Snowfall totals for March 2020 were near to 5 inches below normal.

Please see Mar 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