Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records

December

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	xx.x°	29.9°	+x.x°	1.62"	1.87"	-0.25"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	xx.x°	25.2°	+x.x°	1.48"	1.59"	-0.11"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	xx.x°	27.6°	+x.x°	1.29"	1.64"	-0.35"	1.2"	NA	NA
Dubuque	xx.x°	24.5°	+x.x°	1.47"	1.80"	-0.33"	4.1"	10.3"	-6.2"
Iowa City	xx.x°	28.2°	+x.x°	1.84"	1.45"	+0.39"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	xx.x°	28.9°	+x.x°	1.65"	2.04"	-0.39"	1.3"	8.8"	-7.5"

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

December 2023 was about 2 to 4 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were around a quarter inch below normal, with the exception of Iowa City where precipitation was about a quarter of an inch above normal.

Snowfall totals were 6 to 7 inches below normal.

Please see Dec Records for monthly record information.

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

These maps become available on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall


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

Climate/Almanac Data - Annual Normals - Annual Records

2023 Annual Climate

Site (Click site for report courtesy of the IEM)	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	xx.x°	51.9°	+x.x°	38.68"	37.86"	+0.82"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	xx.x°	48.2°	+x.x°	37.60"	35.91"	+1.59"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	xx.x°	49.9°	+x.x°	35.53"	36.17"	-0.64"	31.7"	NA	NA
Dubuque	xx.x°	47.2°	+x.x°	40.56"	38.20"	+2.36"	40.5"	42.5"	-2.0"
Iowa City	xx.x°	51.0°	+x.x°	38.19"	35.68"	+2.51"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	xx.x°	51.2°	+x.x°	34.67"	38.27"	-3.60"	30.6"	36.1"	-5.5"

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

2023 temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees above normal. It was one of the Top 5 warmest years on record for much of the Midwest!

Precipitation totals ranged from around 3.5 inches below normal to 2.5 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for 2023 were about 2 to 5 inches below normal.

Please see Annual Records for annual record information.

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

These maps will be updated on January 1.

Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall


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