Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - JUL Normals - JUL Records

JULY

Site (Click site name for report)	Average Temperature	Normal 1991-2020	Departure From Normal	Precipitation Total	Normal 1991-2020	Departure From Normal
Burlington	77.6°	75.6°	+2.0°	8.80"	4.02"	+4.78" (5th)
Cedar Rapids	76.1°	72.8°	+3.3°	6.15"	4.41"	+1.74"
Davenport	76.1°	73.7°	+2.4°	9.42"	4.07"	+5.35"
Dubuque	74.5°	71.7°	+2.8°	8.30"	4.80"	+3.50" (9th)
Iowa City	77.5°	75.8°	+1.7°	7.84"	3.91"	+3.93"
Moline	77.0°	75.5°	+1.5°	9.31"	4.23"	+5.08" (5th)

The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
Note: Davenport and Iowa City do not have Top 10 listings due to a shorter period of record

July 2025 temperatures were 1.5 to 3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were well above normal for all climate sites. It was a Top 10 wettest month for Burlington, Dubuque, and Moline.
There were three daily precipitation records broken during the month:
Moline - 2.02" on 7/11, Burlington - 2.45" on 7/26, and Cedar Rapids - 1.27" on 7/30

For more on the stormy and very wet pattern for July 2025, see this heat and heavy rain summary.

Please see JUL Records for monthly record information.

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

These maps become available around 10 am on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean

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Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

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