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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	46.9°	40.7°	+6.2°	2.58"	2.43"	+0.15"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	44.8°	36.5°	+8.3°	1.82"	1.99"	-0.17"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	44.6°	38.6°	+6.0°	2.89"	2.34"	+0.55"	1.6"	NA	NA
Dubuque	41.8°(9)	35.2°	+6.6°	2.71"	2.25"	+0.46"	2.5"	5.7"	-3.2"
Iowa City	45.4°	39.5°	+5.9°	2.54"	2.21"	+0.33"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	45.2°(8)	39.7°	+5.5°	2.08"	2.62"	-0.54"	1.5"	4.4"	-2.9"

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

March 2025 was about 5.5 to 8 degrees above normal.
Moline had it's 8th warmest March on record with Dubuque having it's 9th.
Precipitation totals were roughly within a half inch of normal.
Snowfall totals were about 3 inches below normal.

Please see Mar Records for monthly record information.

Burlington	Cedar Rapids	Davenport	Dubuque	Iowa City	Moline

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps become available during the afternoon 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