Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of central Texas through the central Gulf Coast today. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain and a risk for severe thunderstorms Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - May Normals - May Records

May

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	61.4°	63.7°	-2.3°	10.30"	4.85"	+5.45"
Cedar Rapids	57.3°	60.1°	-2.8°	7.99"	4.15"	+3.84"
Davenport	59.5°	60.8°	-1.3°	8.14"	4.25"	+3.89"
Dubuque	56.9°	58.8°	-1.9°	5.23"	4.19"	+1.04"
Iowa City	59.3°	61.4°	-2.1°	9.59"	4.21"	+5.38"
Moline	61.0°	61.8°	-0.8°	9.76" (3)	4.32"	+5.44"

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

May 2019 was about 1 to 3 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for May 2019 were 1 to 5.5 inches above normal.

Please see May 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Spring Normals - Spring Records

Spring
(Mar-May)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	50.3°	53.0°	-2.7°	18.08"	11.40"	+6.68"	NA	2.0"	NA
Cedar Rapids	46.1°	48.6°	-2.5°	13.52"	9.30"	+4.22"	NA	4.1"	NA
Davenport	48.3°	49.8°	-1.5°	16.10"	10.28"	+5.82"	3.0"	NA	NA
Dubuque	45.3°	47.4°	-2.1°	11.12"	10.26"	+0.86"	5.5"	8.3"	-2.8"
Iowa City	48.3°	50.3°	-2.0°	16.15"	9.93"	+6.22"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	50.0°	50.8°	-0.8°	18.40" (3)	10.77"	+7.63"	2.1"	4.9"	-2.8"

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

Spring 2019 was 1 to 3 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for Spring 2019 were about 1 to 7.5 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for Spring 2019 were around 3 inches below normal.

Please see Spring Records for seasonal 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