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Climate/Almanac Data - Nov Normals - Nov Records

November

Site (Click site name for report)	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	41.6°	41.0°	+0.6°	0.55"	2.29"	-1.74"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	39.4°	37.0°	+2.4°	0.54"	2.00"	-1.46"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	41.2°	39.2°	+2.0°	0.62"	2.25"	-1.63"	3.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	38.1°	36.4°	+1.7°	0.53"	2.21"	-1.68"	2.5"	2.8"	-0.3"
Iowa City	40.4°	39.8°	+0.6°	0.43"	2.17"	-1.74"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	41.4°	40.4°	+1.0°	0.71"	2.30"	-1.59"	2.6"	2.1"	+0.5"

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

November 2023 was about 0.5 to 2.5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about 1.4 to 1.7 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were about normal.

Please see Nov 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 to the most recent "last month" on the first of the month.


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

Climate/Almanac Data - Autumn Normals - Autumn Records

AUTUMN
(SEP-NOV)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal\| 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	55.2°	54.0°	+1.2°	4.82"	8.91"	-4.09"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	53.8°	50.3°	+3.5°	4.57"	8.31"	-3.74"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	54.8°	52.1°	+2.7°	6.81"	8.42"	-1.61"	3.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	52.2°	49.6°	+2.6°	8.37"	8.96"	-0.59"	2.6"	3.3"	-0.7"
Iowa City	54.9°	52.9°	+2.0°	5.35"	8.39"	-3.04"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	55.2°	53.4°	+1.8°	8.65"	8.43"	+0.22"	2.6"	2.4"	+0.2"

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

Autumn 2023 was about 1 to 3.5 degrees above normal.

Rainfall totals were close to normal at Moline and Dubuque while elsewhere it was near 1.5 to 4 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were about normal.

Please see Autumn Records for seasonal record information.

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

These maps become available or updated a few days after December 1st.


Sep-Nov Average Temperature	Sep-Nov Temperature Departure from Normal	Sep-Nov Precipitation	Sep-Nov Precipitation Percent of Normal	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean