Flash Flooding Risk Continues in Texas; Wildfire Smoke Impacts in the East

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Climate/Almanac Data - Oct Normals - Oct Records

OCTOBER

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Normal	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Normal	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Normal
Burlington	50.4° (9)	55.4°	-5.0°	1.23"	3.12"	-1.89"	NA	0.0	NA
Cedar Rapids	46.1° (7)	50.6°	-4.5°	2.56"	2.62"	-0.06"	NA	0.0	NA
Davenport	48.9°	51.7°	-2.8°	2.83"	2.97"	-0.14"	0.7"	NA	NA
Dubuque	45.9° (10)	50.0°	-4.1°	3.09"	2.66"	+0.43"	1.1"	T	+1.1"
Iowa City	48.3°	52.0°	-3.7°	2.62"	2.87"	-0.25"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	50.0°	53.2°	-3.2°	1.97"	2.97"	-1.00"	0.7"	0.0	+0.7"

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

October 2020 was 3 to 5 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals were near normal to almost 2 inches below normal, with the exception of Dubuque which was 0.43" inches above normal.

Please see Oct 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