Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - May Normals - May Records

May

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	62.0°	63.0°	-1.0°	3.88"	4.93"	-1.05"
Cedar Rapids	61.3°	60.3°	+1.0°	2.29"	4.25"	-1.96"
Davenport	61.2°	61.7°	-0.5°	4.15"	4.82"	-0.67"
Dubuque	58.7°	58.8°	-0.1°	3.67"	4.30"	-0.63"
Iowa City	61.8°	62.6°	-0.8°	2.96"	4.48"	-1.62"
Moline	60.7°	62.5°	-1.8°	5.58"	4.67"	+0.91"

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

May 2025 was about 1.8 degrees below normal to 1 degree above normal.

Precipitation totals were about 1.96 inches below normal to 0.91 inches above normal.

Please see May 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 should update by early afternoon on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Temperature Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Precipitation Percent of Normal

Climate/Almanac Data - Spring Normals - Spring Records

Spring
(Mar-May)

Site	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	54.4°	52.0°	+2.4°	9.26"	11.28"	-2.02"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	52.7°	48.6°	+4.1°	7.98"	9.80"	-1.82"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	52.6°	50.2°	+2.4°	9.63"	10.77"	-1.14"	1.6"	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.8°	47.2°	+2.6°	9.15"	10.61"	-1.46"	2.3"	7.6"	-5.3"
Iowa City	53.4°	51.1°	+2.3°	8.72"	10.45"	-1.73"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	52.8°	51.2°	+1.6°	10.40"	11.10"	-0.70"	1.5"	5.5"	-4.0"

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

Spring 2025 was about 1.6 to 4.1 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about 0.70 to 2.02 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were about 4.0 inches below normal to 5.3 inches below normal.

Please see Spring Records for seasonal record information.

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

These maps should update by early afternoon on the first of the month.


Mar-May Average Temperature	Mar-May Temperature Departure from Normal	Mar-May Precipitation	Mar-May Precipitation Percent of Normal	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean