Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Mar Normals - Mar Records

March

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	39.5°	40.7°	-1.2°	2.99"	2.43"	+0.56"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	35.8°	36.5°	-0.7°	0.80"	1.99"	-1.19"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	37.8°	38.6°	-0.8°	2.43"	2.34"	+0.09"	13.5"	NA	NA
Dubuque	34.8°	35.2°	-0.4°	1.71"	2.25"	-0.54"	12.6"	5.7"	+6.9"
Iowa City	38.2°	39.5°	-1.3°	1.58"	2.21"	-0.63"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	40.0°	40.3°	+0.3°	2.62"	2.62"	+0.00"	10.5"	4.4"	+5.5"

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

March 2023 was about normal to 1.3 degrees below normal.
Precipitation totals varied from about 1.2 inches below normal at Cedar Rapids to about a half inch above normal at Burlington.
Snowfall totals were about 5.5 to 7 inches above 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 10:30am 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