Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records

December 2022

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	27.7°	29.9°	-2.2°	0.78"	1.87"	-1.09"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	23.4°	25.2°	-1.8°	1.21"	1.59"	-0.38"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	26.6°	27.6°	-1.0°	1.36"	1.64"	-0.28"	4.6"	NA	NA
Dubuque	23.1°	24.5°	-1.4°	2.39"	1.80"	0.59"	7.8"	10.3"	-2.5"
Iowa City	25.7°	28.2°	-2.5°	1.33"	1.45"	-0.12"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	28.5°	28.9°	-0.4°	1.70"	2.04"	-0.34"	2.5"	8.8"	-6.3"

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

December 2022 was about 1 to 3 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals ranged from near one inch below normal to around half an inch above normal.

Snowfall totals were about around two to six 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 during the afternoon 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

2022 Annual Climate

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	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	50.6°	51.9°	-1.3°	26.77"	37.86"	-11.09"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	47.3°	48.2°	-0.9°	28.46"	35.91"	-7.15"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	49.5°	49.9°	-0.4°	33.61"	36.17"	-2.56"	24.1"	NA	NA
Dubuque	47.0°	47.2°	-0.2°	31.47"	38.20"	-6.73"	36.2"	42.5"	-6.3"
Iowa City	49.9°	51.0°	-1.1°	27.27"	35.68"	-8.41"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	50.9°	51.2°	-0.3°	30.89"	38.27"	-7.38"	23.3"	36.1"	-12.8"

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

2022 temperatures were near to around one degree below normal.

Precipitation totals for 2022 ranged from around two to eleven inches below normal..

Snowfall totals for 2022 were six to twelve inches normal.

Please see Annual Records for annual record information.

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

These maps will be updated on January 1.

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