A Wintry Mix in the Northeast; Rain and High Elevation Snow Returns to California

A clipper system tracking across the U.S./Canadian border will bring snowfall and mixed precipitation across the Northeast. A modest atmospheric river associated with a Pacific system will bring lower elevation/coastal rain, high elevation snow/wintry mix, and gusty winds in California into the Intermountain West. Read More >

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	27.5°	29.9°	-2.4°	1.54"	1.87"	-0.33"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	22.0°	25.2°	-3.2°	1.25"	1.59"	-0.34"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	24.2°	27.6°	-3.4°	1.36"	1.64"	-0.28"	8.2"	NA	NA
Dubuque	22.1°	24.5°	-2.4°	0.96"	1.80"	-0.84"	8.5"	10.3"	-1.8"
Iowa City	24.4°	28.2°	-3.8°	1.20"	1.45"	-0.25"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	25.3°	28.9°	-3.6°	1.97"	2.04"	-0.07"	9.6"	8.8"	+0.8"

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

December 2025 was about 2 to 4 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals were near to 0.84 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were near to 1.8 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

2025 Annual Climate

Site (Click site 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	53.0°	51.9°	+1.1°	30.70"	37.86"	-7.16"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	50.5°	48.2°	+2.3°	27.09"	35.91"	-8.82"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	51.4°	49.9°	+1.5°	32.16"	36.17"	-4.01"	30.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.1°	47.2°	+1.9°	32.13"	38.20"	-6.07"	34.1"	42.5"	-8.4"
Iowa City	52.1°	51.0°	+1.1°	26.62"	35.68"	-9.06"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	51.8°	51.2°	+0.6°	32.43"	38.27"	-5.84"	25.7"	36.1"	-10.4"

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

The yearly average temperature for 2025 was 0.6 to 2.3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were 4 to 9 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for 2025 were about 8 to 10 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