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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data     -      APR Normals     -     APR Records
 
APRIL
 

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Avg
Temp
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Snow
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 52.2° 53.8° -1.6° 4.41" 3.76" +0.65" NA 0.1" NA
  Cedar Rapids 49.4° 49.2° +0.2° 3.89" 3.05" +0.84" NA 1.0" NA
  Davenport 50.4° 50.3° +0.1° 5.84" 3.51" +2.33" T NA NA
  Dubuque 47.8° 48.2° -0.4° 4.20" 3.66" +0.54" 5.0" 2.0" +3.0"
  Iowa City 51.1° 51.0° +0.1° 4.55" 3.50" +1.05" NA NA NA
  Moline 52.0° 51.4° +0.6° 6.51" (6) 3.59" +2.92" 0.0" 0.9" -0.9"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   APRIL 2019 was about normal to 1.5 degrees below normal.
   Precipitation totals for APRIL 2019 were about 0.5 to 3.0 inches above normal.
   Snowfall totals for APRIL 2019 were about 1 inch below normal at Moline to 3 inches above normal at Dubuque.
   Please see APR 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
NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
May
Temperature Outlook
May
Precipitation Outlook
May - July
Temperature Outlook
May - July
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA