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Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf; Severe Weather in the East on Tuesday

Tropical Storm Bertha could bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast through Wednesday, where a Tropical Storm Watch and Storm Surge Watch is in effect. Numerous severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected from the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Tuesday. Read More >

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Weather History Reports: St. Patrick's Day

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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...ST PATRICKS DAY.. | ...ST PATRICKS DAY..
  |  
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 51         | Normal High 51        
Normal Low 30         | Normal Low 30        
Warmest 82 03/17/2012       | Warmest 81 03/17/2012      
Coldest 0 03/17/1902       | Coldest -3 03/17/1941      
Coldest High 14 03/17/1902       | Coldest High 12 03/17/1941      
Warmest Low 56 03/17/2012       | Warmest Low 56 03/17/2012      
Average Max 47.2         | Average Max 43.2        
Average Min 28.0         | Average Min 25.6        
Mean 37.6         | Mean 34.4        
            |            
Days Max 80 - 89 1   0.7%     | Days Max 80 - 89 1   0.7%    
Days Max 70 - 79 7   4.6%     | Days Max 70 - 79 5   3.3%    
Days Max 60 - 69 20   13.2%     | Days Max 60 - 69 11   7.3%    
Days Max 50 - 59 29   19.1%     | Days Max 50 - 59 25   16.6%    
Days Max 40 - 49 52   34.2%     | Days Max 40 - 49 40   26.5%    
Days Max 30 - 39 30   19.7%     | Days Max 30 - 39 51   33.8%    
Days Max 20 - 29 11   7.2%     | Days Max 20 - 29 15   9.9%    
Days Max 10 - 19 2   1.3%     | Days Max 10 - 19 3   2.0%    
            |            
Days Min 50 - 59 4   2.6%     | Days Min 50 - 59 2   1.3%    
Days Min 40 - 49 8   5.3%     | Days Min 40 - 49 9   6.0%    
Days Min 30 - 39 59   38.8%     | Days Min 30 - 39 48   31.8%    
Days Min 20 - 29 56   36.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 58   38.4%    
Days Min 10 - 19 17   11.2%     | Days Min 10 - 19 23   15.2%    
Days Min 0 - 9 8   5.3%     | Days Min 0 - 9 9   6.0%    
Days Min -9 to -1 0   0.0%     | Days Min -9 to -1 2   1.3%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.09         | Normal 0.09        
Highest 1.25 03/17/1998       | Highest 1.15 03/17/1965      
            |            
Days = 0.00 88   57.1%     | Days = 0.00 86   56.6%    
Days = T 24   15.6%     | Days = T 22   14.5%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 16   10.4%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 23   15.1%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 19   12.3%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 16   10.5%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 6   3.9%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 3   2.0%    
Days >= 1.00 1   0.6%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.1         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 4.3 03/17/1984       | Highest 6 03/17/1965      
            |            
Days = 0.0 107   74.8%     | Days = 0.0 97   68.8%    
Days = T 20   14.0%     | Days = T 17   12.1%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 14   9.8%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 18   12.8%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 4   2.8%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 3   2.1%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 1   0.7%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%    
Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%     | Days >= 6.0 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 15 03/17/1960       | Highest 21 03/17/1960      
Average 0         | Average 1        
            |            
Days = 0 101   75.9%     | Days = 0 61   49.6%    
Days = T 20   15.0%     | Days = T 36   29.3%    
Days >= 1 12   9.0%     | Days >= 1 26   21.1%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-03-17 65 20 0 0 0 | 2025-03-17 62 22 0 0 0
2024-03-17 39 27 0 0 0 | 2024-03-17 35 26 0 0 0
2023-03-17 34 19 T T T | 2023-03-17 30 10 T T T
2022-03-17 69 41 0 0 0 | 2022-03-17 50 43 0.08 0 0
2021-03-17 37 35 0.42 0 T | 2021-03-17 34 32 0.08 0 3
2020-03-17 50 33 0 0 0 | 2020-03-17 45 26 0 0 0
2019-03-17 45 29 0.08 1.1 2 | 2019-03-17 39 26 0 0 0
2018-03-17 48 27 0.02 T 0 | 2018-03-17 50 28 0.08 0.3 T
2017-03-17 63 38 0.03 0 0 | 2017-03-17 52 34 T 0 T
2016-03-17 59 35 0 0 0 | 2016-03-17 54 31 0 0 0
2015-03-17 53 33 0 0 0 | 2015-03-17 47 32 0 0 0
2014-03-17 42 15 0 0 T | 2014-03-17 37 12 0 0 T
2013-03-17 37 26 0 0 0 | 2013-03-17 32 20 0 0 1
2012-03-17 82 56 0 0 0 | 2012-03-17 81 56 0 0 0
2011-03-17 68 46 0 0 0 | 2011-03-17 63 38 0 0 0
2010-03-17 61 36 0 0 0 | 2010-03-17 62 37 0 0 0
2009-03-17 76 50 0 0 0 | 2009-03-17 72 42 0 0 0
2008-03-17 42 33 0.21 0 0 | 2008-03-17 36 29 0.03 0 1
2007-03-17 44 21 0 0 0 | 2007-03-17 41 21 0 0 0
2006-03-17 45 26 0 0 0 | 2006-03-17 38 23 0 0 3
2005-03-17 56 31 0 0 0 | 2005-03-17 32 25 0.12 1.6 2
2004-03-17 45 28 0.1 0.9 2 | 2004-03-17 39 29 0.04 0.4 1
2003-03-17 75 45 0 0 0 | 2003-03-17 73 42 0 0 M
2002-03-17 42 33 0 0 0 | 2002-03-17 38 30 T T M
2001-03-17 38 23 0.01 0.1 5 | 2001-03-17 39 22 T T M
2000-03-17 44 24 0 0 0 | 2000-03-17 39 20 0 0 M
1999-03-17 59 40 0 0 0 | 1999-03-17 52 34 0 0 M
1998-03-17 39 33 1.25 0 0 | 1998-03-17 34 29 0.3 T M
1997-03-17 59 36 0 0 0 | 1997-03-17 49 32 0 0 0
1996-03-17 49 27 0 0 0 | 1996-03-17 44 30 0.17 1 0
1995-03-17 76 38 0 0 0 | 1995-03-17 62 40 0 0 0
1994-03-17 48 28 T 0 0 | 1994-03-17 39 26 0 0 T
1993-03-17 27 13 0 0 0 | 1993-03-17 20 9 0 0 T
1992-03-17 52 34 0 0 0 | 1992-03-17 45 32 0 0 0
1991-03-17 41 36 0.7 0 T | 1991-03-17 37 33 0.5 0 4
1990-03-17 48 33 T T 0 | 1990-03-17 42 31 0 0 0
1989-03-17 36 22 0.2 T 0 | 1989-03-17 24 18 0.24 2.1 0
1988-03-17 40 25 T T 0 | 1988-03-17 39 23 0 0 0
1987-03-17 54 32 0 0 0 | 1987-03-17 47 30 0 0 0
1986-03-17 52 31 0.05 0 0 | 1986-03-17 48 32 0.05 0 T
1985-03-17 50 29 0 0 0 | 1985-03-17 50 30 0 0 0
1984-03-17 33 28 0.43 4.3 1 | 1984-03-17 29 21 0.33 3.3 T
1983-03-17 59 36 0 0 0 | 1983-03-17 52 32 0 0 0
1982-03-17 40 36 0 0 0 | 1982-03-17 41 33 0 0 0
1981-03-17 45 28 0 0 0 | 1981-03-17 42 28 0 0 0
1980-03-17 41 28 T T 0 | 1980-03-17 38 27 0 0 T
1979-03-17 45 35 0.42 0 T | 1979-03-17 37 32 0.28 0 4
1978-03-17 36 22 T T T | 1978-03-17 29 12 0 0 4
1977-03-17 45 31 0.11 T 0 | 1977-03-17 45 31 0.35 1.4 0
1976-03-17 41 18 0 0 0 | 1976-03-17 37 13 0 0 0
1975-03-17 49 27 0 0 T | 1975-03-17 41 25 0 0 8
1974-03-17 36 28 0 0 0 | 1974-03-17 35 25 0 0 0
1973-03-17 42 30 0.02 0.2 T | 1973-03-17 39 26 T T T
1972-03-17 53 32 0 0 0 | 1972-03-17 49 32 0 0 0
1971-03-17 47 20 0 0 0 | 1971-03-17 42 19 0 0 T
1970-03-17 39 17 T T 0 | 1970-03-17 44 20 T T T
1969-03-17 66 34 0 0 0 | 1969-03-17 61 28 0 0 T
1968-03-17 67 28 0 0 0 | 1968-03-17 66 34 T 0 0
1967-03-17 29 16 0 0 0 | 1967-03-17 26 12 0 0 0
1966-03-17 75 51 0.05 0 0 | 1966-03-17 73 45 1.12 0 0
1965-03-17 44 18 0.77 0.8 T | 1965-03-17 34 13 1.15 6 6
1964-03-17 31 21 T T 0 | 1964-03-17 33 15 0.03 0.3 T
1963-03-17 47 30 0 0 0 | 1963-03-17 40 33 T 0 0
1962-03-17 40 22 0 0 T | 1962-03-17 37 14 0 0 14
1961-03-17 42 23 0 0 0 | 1961-03-17 37 20 0 0 3
1960-03-17 28 15 0.01 0.4 15 | 1960-03-17 31 10 T T 21
1959-03-17 29 15 0 0 1 | 1959-03-17 26 6 0 0 20
1958-03-17 38 23 0 0 0 | 1958-03-17 38 22 0 0 0
1957-03-17 51 28 0 0 0 | 1957-03-17 46 23 0 0 0
1956-03-17 47 30 T T 0 | 1956-03-17 40 26 T T T
1955-03-17 35 21 T 0.1 0 | 1955-03-17 32 17 T T 0
1954-03-17 57 32 T 0 0 | 1954-03-17 53 27 0 0 0
1953-03-17 66 30 0 0 0 | 1953-03-17 58 27 0 0 0
1952-03-17 54 22 T 0 0 | 1952-03-17 46 23 T 0 0
1951-03-17 36 19 0.48 T 4 | 1951-03-17 34 16 0.14 T 6
1950-03-17 40 26 0 0 0 | 1950-03-17 38 23 0 0 1
1949-03-17 32 13 0 0 T | 1949-03-17 37 17 0 0 T
1948-03-17 48 30 T 0 0 | 1948-03-17 49 31 0 0 T
1947-03-17 38 19 0 0 0 | 1947-03-17 37 20 0 0 T
1946-03-17 65 45 0.15 0 0 | 1946-03-17 51 42 0.01 0 0
1945-03-17 73 40 0 0 0 | 1945-03-17 70 42 T 0 0
1944-03-17 41 30 0.01 0.3 0 | 1944-03-17 38 30 0.01 0.1 T
1943-03-17 35 21 0 0 0 | 1943-03-17 31 14 T T T
1942-03-17 41 36 T 0 0 | 1942-03-17 40 35 T T 0
1941-03-17 16 4 0 0 T | 1941-03-17 12 -3 0 0 3
1940-03-17 66 33 0 0 T | 1940-03-17 52 35 0 0 T
1939-03-17 27 12 T T T | 1939-03-17 22 8 T T T
1938-03-17 60 37 0 0 0 | 1938-03-17 61 33 0 0 0
1937-03-17 45 26 T 0 0 | 1937-03-17 45 27 0.09 0 T
1936-03-17 45 29 0 0 T | 1936-03-17 43 27 0 0 T
1935-03-17 39 21 0.03 0.3 T | 1935-03-17 36 20 0.04 2 T
1934-03-17 56 24 0.47 0.5 T | 1934-03-17 53 21 0.56 0.6 T
1933-03-17 64 33 0.08 0 0 | 1933-03-17 57 34 T 0 0
1932-03-17 41 26 0 0 0 | 1932-03-17 37 27 0 0 T
1931-03-17 48 28 0.01 0 0 | 1931-03-17 44 26 0.02 0 0
1930-03-17 60 32 0.55 T 0 | 1930-03-17 62 29 0.63 0.7 1
1929-03-17 54 33 0 0 0 | 1929-03-17 52 33 0 0 T
1928-03-17 39 25 0 0 0 | 1928-03-17 38 24 0 0 0
1927-03-17 60 37 0.03 0 0 | 1927-03-17 56 35 T 0 0
1926-03-17 54 23 0 0 0 | 1926-03-17 53 22 0 0 0
1925-03-17 58 35 0.21 0 0 | 1925-03-17 56 32 0 0 T
1924-03-17 33 27 0.22 0.5 1 | 1924-03-17 33 29 0.24 2.2 2
1923-03-17 46 22 0 0 7 | 1923-03-17 42 18 0 0 5
1922-03-17 42 36 T 0 0 | 1922-03-17 39 34 0.19 0 0
1921-03-17 68 39 T 0 0 | 1921-03-17 63 41 T 0 0
1920-03-17 40 21 0 0 0 | 1920-03-17 39 16 0 0 0
1919-03-17 56 34 0.12 0 0 | 1919-03-17 54 34 0.03 0 0
1918-03-17 64 37 0 0 0 | 1918-03-17 63 38 0 0 T
1917-03-17 36 26 T T T | 1917-03-17 34 25 0.01 T 1
1916-03-17 39 27 0 0 0 | 1916-03-17 37 22 0 0 0
1915-03-17 44 28 0 0 0 | 1915-03-17 43 26 0 0 T
1914-03-17 46 21 T T 0 | 1914-03-17 47 20 0.04 T 0
1913-03-17 46 15 0 0 0 | 1913-03-17 43 13 T T T
1912-03-17 48 33 T 0 2 | 1912-03-17 45 31 0.04 0 3
1911-03-17 52 26 0 0 0 | 1911-03-17 46 24 0 0 0
1910-03-17 65 33 0 0 0 | 1910-03-17 60 32 0 0 0
1909-03-17 33 9 0 0 T | 1909-03-17 25 6 0 0 1
1908-03-17 43 34 0.24 T 0 | 1908-03-17 37 32 T T 0
1907-03-17 47 33 0 0 0 | 1907-03-17 38 29 0.01 0 0
1906-03-17 26 6 0 0 2 | 1906-03-17 28 6 0 0 1
1905-03-17 62 36 0.13 0 0 | 1905-03-17 56 37 0.1 0 T
1904-03-17 38 34 0.2 T 1 | 1904-03-17 39 31 0.14 1.4 2
1903-03-17 74 45 0.08 0 0 | 1903-03-17 52 42 0.03 0 0
1902-03-17 14 0 T T 0 | 1902-03-17 14 -3 0.05 0.5 T
1901-03-17 58 31 0 0 0 | 1901-03-17 54 30 0 0 0
1900-03-17 34 2 T T T | 1900-03-17 26 2 0.01 0.1 T
1899-03-17 37 29 0.57 0.2 0 | 1899-03-17 33 27 0.04 0.2 T
1898-03-17 54 32 0 0 0 | 1898-03-17 53 30 0 0 0
1897-03-17 50 36 0.63 0 0 | 1897-03-17 45 35 0.21 0 0
1896-03-17 45 27 0 0 0 | 1896-03-17 44 20 0 0 M
1895-03-17 49 22 0 0 0 | 1895-03-17 48 20 0 0 M
1894-03-17 78 54 0 0 0 | 1894-03-17 78 51 0 0 M
1893-03-17 35 22 0.02 0.2 0 | 1893-03-17 34 18 0.01 M M
1892-03-17 27 13 0 0 M | 1892-03-17 26 10 0 M M
1891-03-17 58 30 0 0 M | 1891-03-17 54 24 0 M M
1890-03-17 50 33 0 0 M | 1890-03-17 49 29 0 M M
1889-03-17 46 39 0 0 M | 1889-03-17 44 38 0 M M
1888-03-17 44 31 0 0 M | 1888-03-17 36 28 T M M
1887-03-17 40 28 0 0 M | 1887-03-17 37 26 0 M M
1886-03-17 63 37 0 0 M | 1886-03-17 58 36 0 M M
1885-03-17 32 8 0 0 M | 1885-03-17 26 2 0 M M
1884-03-17 51 33 0.22 M M | 1884-03-17 44 36 0.03 M M
1883-03-17 54 27 0 M M | 1883-03-17 59 25 0 M M
1882-03-17 50 36 0.63 M M | 1882-03-17 44 35 0.33 M M
1881-03-17 34 24 0 M M | 1881-03-17 38 25 0 M M
1880-03-17 42 20 0 M M | 1880-03-17 45 16 0 M M
1879-03-17 29 13 0 M M | 1879-03-17 27 10 0 M M
1878-03-17 44 36 0 M M | 1878-03-17 46 36 0 M M
1877-03-17 28 9 0 M M | 1877-03-17 28 2 0 M M
1876-03-17 24 11 0.13 M M | 1876-03-17 25 13 0.45 M M
1875-03-17 21 1 0 M M | 1875-03-17 16 0 0 M M
1874-03-17 62 46 0.26 M M | 1874-03-17 M M 0.15 M M
1873-03-17 M M 0.09 M M | 1873-03-17 M M M M M
1872-03-17 M M T M M |            
1871-03-17 M M M M M |            
 
 

 

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