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Weatherperson's Day Weather History Reports
 
  History of National Weatherperson's Day


February 5th is National Weatherperson's Day, commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1744.  Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and took the first weather balloon observation in 1784. National Weatherperson's Day was created to recognize the men and women who collectively provide Americans with the very best weather, water, and climate forecasts and warning services of any nation in the world.

Many of us take weather information for granted.  Just turn on your television or radio, or check a web site and you get the weather forecast.  It’s easy to forget that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, dedicated meteorologists, hydro-meteorological technicians, and weather forecasters are vigilantly creating forecasts to help you plan your day, and issuing warnings to keep you and your loved ones safe.

 John Jeffries
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The men and women at your local National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office gather the raw weather data, analyze the data, and study numerical computer models in order to issue the weather and river forecasts and warnings to protect life and property. Specialized marine and aviation forecasts help enhance the Nation’s economy. Spot forecasts help firefighters control wildfires and emergency management officials contain hazardous chemical spills. Extensive climate records help engineers, architects, researchers, insurance companies and utilities.

The primary mission of the NWS is to provide the American public with the best possible warning and forecast service to save lives, protect property, and enhance our nation's economy. Recent severe weather statistics show that we continue to improve our capability to warn the public of impending hazardous weather. Nationally, lead time for flash flood warnings improved from 22 minutes in 1993 to 67 minutes in 2011.   Lead time for tornado warnings has increased from 6 minutes in 1993 to 15 minutes today. Tornado warning accuracy increased from 43 percent to 75 percent. Winter storm accuracy in 2008 was 89 percent with an average lead time of 17 hours. Since 1990, the National Hurricane Center’s 24 to 72 hour tropical storm forecast track errors have been reduced by more than 50%. These more accurate and longer lead time warnings help communities stay safe.
  
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  The NWS couldn't accomplish its mission without a diverse group of partners.

Nearly 300,000 volunteer storm spotters are trained by the NWS to provide visual reports of severe weather conditions to forecast offices and local emergency management officials. Volunteer amateur radio operators provide critical emergency communications during severe weather. More than 2,000 people annually attend severe storm spotter training classes in east central and southeast Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois, and northeast Missouri and play a vital role in our severe weather operations.
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  Nationwide, more than 11,000 volunteer Cooperative Observers take regular measurements of temperature, precipitation and other data, which is used by forecasters and climatologists. The Quad Cities NWS office has a network of more than 100 dedicated volunteer Cooperative Observers. In addition, there are numerous supplemental snow observers and rainfall observers in the area that report through the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network.
       
 

Most of the colorful weather graphics seen on television and in newspapers come from another member of the America's weather team. Commercial weather companies enhance the presentation of the NWS data and information for their clients in the media and in many weather-sensitive industries, and provide customized forecasts and services for clients.

And finally, television weather forecasters are the most visible members of the America's weather team. They are the trusted faces many people turn to for weather information, and they relay the NWS’s official watches and warnings for hazardous weather.

On National Weatherperson's Day, the NWS would like to thank all of the volunteers and our partners in television and commercial weather services!
 
 
 Weatherperson's Day Weather History Reports
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...WEATHERPERSON'S DAY.. | ...WEATHERPERSON'S DAY..
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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date % of Record     | Temperature Value Date % of Record    
Normal High 33         | Normal High 28        
Normal Low 16         | Normal Low 12        
Warmest 63 02/05/1946       | Warmest 60 02/05/1946      
Coldest -21 02/05/1979       | Coldest -27 02/05/1979      
Coldest High -2 02/05/1895       | Coldest High -2 02/05/1979      
Warmest Low 43 02/05/1938       | Warmest Low 44 02/05/1938      
Average Max 31.6         | Average Max 28.3        
Average Min 14.1         | Average Min 11.8        
Mean 22.9         | Mean 20.1        
            |            
Days Max 60 - 69 1   0.7%     | Days Max 60 - 69 1   0.7%    
Days Max 50 - 59 10   6.6%     | Days Max 50 - 59 3   2.0%    
Days Max 40 - 49 26   17.1%     | Days Max 40 - 49 21   13.9%    
Days Max 30 - 39 57   37.5%     | Days Max 30 - 39 51   33.8%    
Days Max 20 - 29 30   19.7%     | Days Max 20 - 29 41   27.2%    
Days Max 10 - 19 20   13.2%     | Days Max 10 - 19 22   14.6%    
Days Max 0 - 9 7   4.6%     | Days Max 0 - 9 11   7.3%    
Days Max -9 to -1 1   0.7%     | Days Max -9 to -1 1   0.7%    
            |            
Days Min 40 - 49 1   0.7%     | Days Min 40 - 49 1   0.7%    
Days Min 30 - 39 17   11.2%     | Days Min 30 - 39 11   7.3%    
Days Min 20 - 29 45   29.6%     | Days Min 20 - 29 41   27.2%    
Days Min 10 - 19 37   24.3%     | Days Min 10 - 19 36   23.8%    
Days Min 0 - 9 27   17.8%     | Days Min 0 - 9 25   16.6%    
Days Min -9 to -1 19   12.5%     | Days Min -9 to -1 27   17.9%    
Days Min -19 to -10 5   3.3%     | Days Min -19 to -10 8   5.3%    
Days Min -29 to -20 1   0.7%     | Days Min -29 to -20 2   1.3%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.05         | Normal 0.05        
Highest 1.21 02/05/1911       | Highest 0.94 02/05/1911      
            |            
Days = 0.00 76   49.4%     | Days = 0.00 83   54.6%    
Days = T 35   22.7%     | Days = T 26   17.1%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 23   14.9%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 22   14.5%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 15   9.7%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 19   12.5%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 4   2.6%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 2   1.3%    
Days >= 1.00 1   0.6%     | Days >= 1.00 0   0.0%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.3         | Normal 0.3        
Highest 7 02/05/1924       | Highest 6.6 02/05/2004      
            |            
Days = 0.0 77   49.4%     | Days = 0.0 75   48.7%    
Days = T 31   19.9%     | Days = T 21   13.6%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 33   21.2%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 36   23.4%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 5   3.2%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 9   5.8%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 5   3.2%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 2   1.3%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 6   3.9%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 1   0.6%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 3   1.9%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 1   0.6%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 1   0.6%    
Days >= 6.0 3   1.9%     | Days >= 6.0 1   0.6%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 16 02/05/1979       | Highest 18 02/05/1979      
Average 2         | Average 2        
            |            
Days = 0 36   27.1%     | Days = 0 16   13.0%    
Days = T 24   18.0%     | Days = T 23   18.7%    
Days >= 1 73   54.9%     | Days >= 1 84   68.3%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-02-05 32 22 T 0 0 | 2025-02-05 30 16 T 0 0
2024-02-05 54 23 0 0 0 | 2024-02-05 49 26 0 0 T
2023-02-05 47 25 0 0 0 | 2023-02-05 37 16 0 0 6
2022-02-05 24 1 0 0 1 | 2022-02-05 22 -6 0 0 3
2021-02-05 18 11 0 0 7 | 2021-02-05 10 2 0 0 16
2020-02-05 30 26 T 0.2 T | 2020-02-05 25 18 0 0 4
2019-02-05 33 17 0.67 0.3 T | 2019-02-05 27 12 0.16 0.4 T
2018-02-05 13 -4 0.36 4.7 1 | 2018-02-05 10 -12 0.2 2.1 2
2017-02-05 40 22 0 0 0 | 2017-02-05 34 19 0 0 T
2016-02-05 32 26 0 0 0 | 2016-02-05 27 16 0 0 3
2015-02-05 14 -12 0 0 9 | 2015-02-05 11 -15 0 0 9
2014-02-05 18 0 0.13 2.4 9 | 2014-02-05 16 -4 0.04 1 8
2013-02-05 37 13 T T 1 | 2013-02-05 31 9 0.03 0.5 6
2012-02-05 44 26 0 0 0 | 2012-02-05 33 25 0 0 0
2011-02-05 28 0 0 0 12 | 2011-02-05 24 12 0 0 13
2010-02-05 36 30 0.03 1.1 T | 2010-02-05 35 28 T T 4
2009-02-05 40 10 0 0 T | 2009-02-05 30 4 0 0 5
2008-02-05 35 33 0.33 0.8 2 | 2008-02-05 34 30 0.34 3.2 3
2007-02-05 7 -9 0 0 3 | 2007-02-05 0 -19 0 0 3
2006-02-05 35 16 0 0 0 | 2006-02-05 32 14 0 0 0
2005-02-05 58 33 0 0 0 | 2005-02-05 45 31 0 0 4
2004-02-05 27 19 0.24 2.1 8 | 2004-02-05 27 16 0.4 6.6 7
2003-02-05 28 5 0 0 1 | 2003-02-05 23 -1 0 0 M
2002-02-05 32 2 0 0 6 | 2002-02-05 28 5 0 0 M
2001-02-05 36 23 0.07 0 6 | 2001-02-05 29 19 0 0 M
2000-02-05 30 18 T T 7 | 2000-02-05 29 16 0 0 M
1999-02-05 49 22 T 0 0 | 1999-02-05 38 21 T T M
1998-02-05 34 24 0 0 0 | 1998-02-05 35 20 0 0 0
1997-02-05 29 23 T T 1 | 1997-02-05 27 23 T T 0
1996-02-05 21 -2 0 0 5 | 1996-02-05 16 -3 0 0 15
1995-02-05 17 5 0 0 3 | 1995-02-05 14 2 0 0 1
1994-02-05 28 13 0 0 1 | 1994-02-05 17 6 0 0 8
1993-02-05 39 21 0 0 0 | 1993-02-05 34 22 0 0 1
1992-02-05 44 20 0 0 0 | 1992-02-05 39 21 0 0 T
1991-02-05 49 27 0 0 T | 1991-02-05 44 26 0 0 2
1990-02-05 57 32 0 0 T | 1990-02-05 50 29 0 0 1
1989-02-05 3 -3 0.13 1.9 4 | 1989-02-05 2 -9 0.05 1.3 2
1988-02-05 3 -3 0 0 4 | 1988-02-05 1 -7 0 0 T
1987-02-05 40 24 0 0 0 | 1987-02-05 38 24 0 0 T
1986-02-05 36 33 0.04 0.1 0 | 1986-02-05 33 28 0.38 3.2 3
1985-02-05 22 0 0.04 0.8 9 | 1985-02-05 19 -2 0.05 0.8 11
1984-02-05 21 0 0.12 1.7 1 | 1984-02-05 19 -5 0.01 0.1 6
1983-02-05 28 8 0.09 0.8 3 | 1983-02-05 23 4 0.04 0.4 9
1982-02-05 10 -7 0.19 2.8 3 | 1982-02-05 4 -1 0.2 1.1 M
1981-02-05 28 -7 0.02 0.3 2 | 1981-02-05 27 -7 0.04 0.4 2
1980-02-05 25 19 0.41 5 3 | 1980-02-05 22 17 0.42 5.9 2
1979-02-05 4 -21 0 0 16 | 1979-02-05 -2 -27 0 0 18
1978-02-05 21 0 T T 5 | 1978-02-05 16 -1 0 0 11
1977-02-05 11 -3 0 0 4 | 1977-02-05 8 -2 0 0 4
1976-02-05 21 15 T T T | 1976-02-05 15 8 T T 1
1975-02-05 33 17 0.06 0.6 1 | 1975-02-05 29 16 0.26 3.2 4
1974-02-05 30 23 T T 0 | 1974-02-05 21 18 0.25 3 3
1973-02-05 38 35 T 0 0 | 1973-02-05 34 31 0 0 0
1972-02-05 21 -10 T T 7 | 1972-02-05 13 -6 0 0 5
1971-02-05 32 15 0.1 2 4 | 1971-02-05 26 6 0.32 3.3 16
1970-02-05 42 8 0 0 T | 1970-02-05 34 10 0 0 7
1969-02-05 35 20 0.02 T T | 1969-02-05 28 14 T T 3
1968-02-05 46 24 0 0 T | 1968-02-05 45 25 0 0 T
1967-02-05 30 12 0.16 2 2 | 1967-02-05 23 4 0.45 4.5 3
1966-02-05 26 0 0 0 1 | 1966-02-05 21 -2 0 0 6
1965-02-05 46 14 0 0 2 | 1965-02-05 40 14 0 0 8
1964-02-05 53 25 0 0 0 | 1964-02-05 52 27 0 0 0
1963-02-05 42 13 0 0 1 | 1963-02-05 39 18 0 0 7
1962-02-05 29 5 T T T | 1962-02-05 20 -4 T T 6
1961-02-05 28 1 0 0 2 | 1961-02-05 30 13 0 0 1
1960-02-05 35 33 T T T | 1960-02-05 32 30 0.03 0 9
1959-02-05 28 2 T T 3 | 1959-02-05 20 -9 0.04 0.4 13
1958-02-05 33 18 0 0 6 | 1958-02-05 34 15 0 0 8
1957-02-05 35 20 0.04 T T | 1957-02-05 33 14 0.15 1.3 2
1956-02-05 38 8 0 0 2 | 1956-02-05 37 5 0 0 6
1955-02-05 37 19 0.03 0.3 6 | 1955-02-05 32 12 0.09 1 4
1954-02-05 42 28 T T 0 | 1954-02-05 40 25 T T T
1953-02-05 43 33 0.56 T T | 1953-02-05 37 32 0.93 0.9 T
1952-02-05 40 26 T T 0 | 1952-02-05 28 24 T T T
1951-02-05 32 1 T T 2 | 1951-02-05 29 7 0 0 6
1950-02-05 42 30 T 0 0 | 1950-02-05 41 26 T 0 1
1949-02-05 28 -3 0 0 3 | 1949-02-05 26 -1 0 0 9
1948-02-05 25 6 T T 1 | 1948-02-05 23 0 T T 2
1947-02-05 16 -1 0 0 1 | 1947-02-05 13 -5 0 0 8
1946-02-05 63 26 T 0 0 | 1946-02-05 60 24 T T T
1945-02-05 28 23 T T 5 | 1945-02-05 28 21 T T 2
1944-02-05 49 25 0 0 0 | 1944-02-05 48 21 T T 0
1943-02-05 46 32 0.29 T T | 1943-02-05 45 27 0.04 0.1 8
1942-02-05 35 32 T 0 T | 1942-02-05 37 34 0 0 T
1941-02-05 36 26 T T 3 | 1941-02-05 35 26 T 0 0
1940-02-05 32 26 0 0 7 | 1940-02-05 32 28 0 T 6
1939-02-05 41 24 0 0 0 | 1939-02-05 37 26 0 0 1
1938-02-05 55 43 0.53 T 0 | 1938-02-05 49 44 0.48 0 1
1937-02-05 33 6 0 0 1 | 1937-02-05 30 2 0 0 3
1936-02-05 2 -15 0 0 7 | 1936-02-05 0 -19 0 0 13
1935-02-05 33 13 T T T | 1935-02-05 34 14 T T T
1934-02-05 39 24 0 0 0 | 1934-02-05 35 27 T T 0
1933-02-05 18 -5 0 0 0 | 1933-02-05 16 -10 0 0 0
1932-02-05 38 14 0 0 3 | 1932-02-05 42 16 0 0 T
1931-02-05 53 32 0 0 0 | 1931-02-05 49 32 0 0 T
1930-02-05 33 25 T 0 1 | 1930-02-05 30 21 T T 3
1929-02-05 32 23 T T 4 | 1929-02-05 32 22 0 0 17
1928-02-05 34 30 0 0 0 | 1928-02-05 38 27 0 0 0
1927-02-05 41 37 0.06 0 0 | 1927-02-05 37 34 0.02 0 0
1926-02-05 39 23 0 0 0 | 1926-02-05 38 20 0 0 T
1925-02-05 50 34 0 0 0 | 1925-02-05 51 30 0 0 T
1924-02-05 18 14 0.47 7 8 | 1924-02-05 19 14 0.05 0.7 3
1923-02-05 35 12 0 0 T | 1923-02-05 29 8 T T T
1922-02-05 44 28 0 T 0 | 1922-02-05 40 27 T T 0
1921-02-05 38 25 T T 0 | 1921-02-05 38 20 T T T
1920-02-05 32 28 0.09 0.1 T | 1920-02-05 31 27 0.11 1.2 6
1919-02-05 31 10 T T 0 | 1919-02-05 26 8 0.01 T 0
1918-02-05 34 -6 T T 9 | 1918-02-05 20 -13 0.02 0.2 11
1917-02-05 12 -6 T T 1 | 1917-02-05 12 -7 0 0 2
1916-02-05 32 6 0 0.5 6 | 1916-02-05 25 8 0.02 1.7 6
1915-02-05 41 20 0.04 0.4 T | 1915-02-05 38 28 0.02 0.1 7
1914-02-05 28 10 0 0 0 | 1914-02-05 26 8 0 0 0
1913-02-05 13 0 0 0 T | 1913-02-05 9 -5 0 0 T
1912-02-05 15 4 T T 1 | 1912-02-05 17 5 T T 6
1911-02-05 25 19 1.21 6 6 | 1911-02-05 23 14 0.94 4.7 5
1910-02-05 30 11 0 0 4 | 1910-02-05 25 9 0 0 10
1909-02-05 52 29 0.15 T T | 1909-02-05 49 27 T 0 T
1908-02-05 38 19 0.52 1 3 | 1908-02-05 34 19 0.48 3.5 8
1907-02-05 14 -6 T 0.4 2 | 1907-02-05 9 -8 0 0.3 3
1906-02-05 16 0 0 0 T | 1906-02-05 10 -6 0 0 T
1905-02-05 19 13 0.48 6 6 | 1905-02-05 20 11 0.37 4.4 12
1904-02-05 47 13 0 0 0 | 1904-02-05 44 10 T 0 2
1903-02-05 27 3 0 0 8 | 1903-02-05 30 4 0 0 5
1902-02-05 9 -6 0.04 0.5 6 | 1902-02-05 10 -8 0.01 0.1 5
1901-02-05 8 -5 0 0 12 | 1901-02-05 12 -6 0 0 7
1900-02-05 33 12 0.01 0.1 1 | 1900-02-05 27 8 0.26 2.5 5
1899-02-05 16 -1 0 0 T | 1899-02-05 11 -5 0 0 T
1898-02-05 28 16 0.06 0.2 11 | 1898-02-05 35 13 0.12 1.2 6
1897-02-05 34 27 0.39 1.8 1 | 1897-02-05 33 25 0.18 1 3
1896-02-05 32 29 0.02 0.2 2 | 1896-02-05 35 27 0 0 M
1895-02-05 -2 -17 T T 8 | 1895-02-05 3 -21 0.02 0 M
1894-02-05 41 17 0 0 2 | 1894-02-05 40 14 0 0 M
1893-02-05 37 14 T 0 8 | 1893-02-05 36 9 0 M M
1892-02-05 38 27 0.02 0 M | 1892-02-05 36 24 0 M M
1891-02-05 43 18 0 0 M | 1891-02-05 42 14 0 M M
1890-02-05 33 27 0 0 M | 1890-02-05 32 24 0 M M
1889-02-05 10 0 0.01 0 M | 1889-02-05 7 -2 0.01 M M
1888-02-05 23 4 0 0 M | 1888-02-05 20 6 0 M M
1887-02-05 30 12 T 0 M | 1887-02-05 25 3 0 M M
1886-02-05 19 -8 0 0 M | 1886-02-05 19 -8 0 M M
1885-02-05 37 19 0.01 0.1 M | 1885-02-05 29 10 0.01 M M
1884-02-05 38 25 0.01 M M | 1884-02-05 35 24 0.03 M M
1883-02-05 13 -14 0 M M | 1883-02-05 8 -14 0 M M
1882-02-05 55 29 0 M M | 1882-02-05 47 28 T M M
1881-02-05 29 14 0 M M | 1881-02-05 30 18 T M M
1880-02-05 27 20 0.02 M M | 1880-02-05 23 16 0 M M
1879-02-05 36 26 0 M M | 1879-02-05 32 26 0 M M
1878-02-05 50 33 0 M M | 1878-02-05 48 30 0 M M
1877-02-05 39 32 0 M M | 1877-02-05 40 33 0 M M
1876-02-05 42 10 0 M M | 1876-02-05 45 11 0 M M
1875-02-05 34 -4 0 M M | 1875-02-05 23 -10 0 M M
1874-02-05 28 8 0 M M | 1874-02-05 M M 0 M M
1873-02-05 M M 0 M M | 1873-02-05 M M M M M
1872-02-05 M M 0.07 M M |            
1871-02-05 M M M M M |            
 
 

 

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