Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Great Lakes

Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and hail will be possible today from Michigan into the Lower Great Lakes region. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Numerous daily record highs and warm lows are likely. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - APR Normals - APR Records

APRIL

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	48.3°	52.3°	-4.0°	3.19"	3.92"	-0.73"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	43.4°	48.9°	-5.5°	3.04"	3.56"	-0.52"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	46.8°	50.3°	-3.5°	3.73"	3.61"	+0.12"	0.4	NA	NA
Dubuque	43.7°	47.4°	-3.7°	4.20"	4.06"	+0.14"	5.2	1.9"	+3.7"
Iowa City	46.8°	51.4°	-4.6°	3.44"	3.76"	-0.32"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	48.1°	51.4°	-3.3°	3.37"	3.81"	-0.44"	0.6	1.1"	-0.5"

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

APRIL 2022 was about 3.5 to 5.5 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for APRIL 2022 were near normal to about 0.75 inches below normal.

Snow totals for APRIL 2022 were about 3.5 inches above normal at Dubuque to 0.5 inches below normal at Moline.

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