Climate Reports: December 2015 & Annual 2015

Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records

DECEMBER

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	39.2° (1)	29.1°	+10.1°	4.51" (2)	2.09"	+2.42"	NA	7.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	35.6° (1)	23.3°	+12.3°	4.07" (1)	1.42"	+2.65"	NA	7.8"	NA
Davenport	37.2°	25.3°	+11.9°	4.44"	1.73"	+2.71"	4.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	34.2° (5)	22.8°	+11.4°	4.19" (2)	1.84"	+2.35"	8.4"	11.8"	-3.4"
Iowa City	36.6°	25.2°	+11.4°	3.47"	1.52"	+1.95"	NA	NA	NA
Moline (Quad Cities)	38.6° (3)	26.6°	+12.0°	4.20" (6)	2.18"	+2.02"	3.5"	9.3"	-5.8"

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

December 2015 was about 10 to 12 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for December 2015 were about 2 to 2.75 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for December 2015 were about 3 to 6 inches below normal.

Please see Dec 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Annual Normals - Annual Records

ANNUAL
(JAN-DEC)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	52.6°	53.0°	-0.4°	42.24"	38.48"	+3.76"	NA	23.5"	NA
Cedar Rapids	49.4°	48.2°	+1.2°	42.72"	34.61"	+8.11"	NA	26.7"	NA
Davenport	50.0°	49.3°	+0.7°	46.52"	36.03"	+10.49"	39.7"	NA	NA
Dubuque	48.0°	47.3°	+0.7°	39.18"	36.29"	+2.89"	50.4"	41.9"	+8.5"
Iowa City	50.6°	50.0°	+0.6°	37.77"	36.28"	+1.49"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	51.3°	50.7°	+0.6°	44.54"	37.96"	+6.58"	47.9"	31.6"	+16.3"

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

2015 was about normal to around 1 degree above normal.

Precipitation totals for 2015 were anywhere from 1.5 inches to 10.5 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for 2015 were around 8 to 16 inches above normal.

Please see Annual Records for annual record information.

These maps become available around midday 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

2015 Climate Graphs

Burlington, IA	Cedar Rapids, IA	Dubuque, IA	Moline, IL