Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

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	58.2°	54.2°	+4.0°	1.97"	3.09"	-1.12"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	56.7°	50.7°	+6.0°	3.33"	2.91"	+0.42"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	56.7°	52.5°	+4.2°	1.55"	2.70"	-1.15"	T	NA	NA
Dubuque	55.4°	49.9°	+5.5°	2.79"	2.93"	-0.14"	0.0"	0.5"	-0.5"
Iowa City	57.5°	53.1°	+4.4°	2.05"	2.98"	-0.93"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	57.8°	53.7°	+4.1°	1.34"	2.81"	-1.47"	0.0"	0.3"	-0.3"

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

October 2024 was 4 to 6 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about normal near Cedar Rapids and Dubuque to around 1 to 1.5 inches below normal elsewhere.

Please see Oct 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

These maps should update to the most recent "last month" on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Temperature Departure from Normal	Precipitation	Precipitation Percent of Normal

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