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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 >

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Climatologically, The Wettest Day of the Year

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Actually, normal daily rainfall for April 1st is 0.10/0.11 inches.  The normal daily rainfall peaks in early to mid June in Dubuque and in late June to early July in Moline.  For more information, see below.
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...APRIL FOOLS DAY.. | ...APRIL FOOLS 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 56         | Normal High 52        
Normal Low 35         | Normal Low 33        
Warmest 85 04/01/2010       | Warmest 82 04/01/1946      
Coldest 17 04/01/1899       | Coldest 16 04/01/2018      
Coldest High 27 04/01/1881       | Coldest High 27 04/01/1899      
Warmest Low 60 04/01/1946       | Warmest Low 53 04/01/2010      
Average Max 53.7         | Average Max 50.1        
Average Min 34.1         | Average Min 31.9        
Mean 43.9         | Mean 41.0        
            |            
Days Max 80 - 89 5   3.3%     | Days Max 80 - 89 4   2.6%    
Days Max 70 - 79 11   7.2%     | Days Max 70 - 79 4   2.6%    
Days Max 60 - 69 27   17.8%     | Days Max 60 - 69 20   13.2%    
Days Max 50 - 59 51   33.6%     | Days Max 50 - 59 43   28.5%    
Days Max 40 - 49 40   26.3%     | Days Max 40 - 49 56   37.1%    
Days Max 30 - 39 17   11.2%     | Days Max 30 - 39 22   14.6%    
Days Max 20 - 29 1   0.7%     | Days Max 20 - 29 2   1.3%    
            |            
Days Min 60 - 69 1   0.7%     | Days Min 60 - 69 0   0.0%    
Days Min 50 - 59 10   6.6%     | Days Min 50 - 59 6   4.0%    
Days Min 40 - 49 21   13.8%     | Days Min 40 - 49 17   11.3%    
Days Min 30 - 39 79   52.0%     | Days Min 30 - 39 69   45.7%    
Days Min 20 - 29 39   25.7%     | Days Min 20 - 29 54   35.8%    
Days Min 10 - 19 2   1.3%     | Days Min 10 - 19 5   3.3%    
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Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.11         | Normal 0.10        
Highest 1.38 04/01/1983       | Highest 1.72 04/01/1959      
            |            
Days = 0.00 76   49.4%     | Days = 0.00 76   50.0%    
Days = T 31   20.1%     | Days = T 25   16.4%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 18   11.7%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 16   10.5%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 19   12.3%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 28   18.4%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 5   3.2%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 6   3.9%    
Days >= 1.00 5   3.2%     | Days >= 1.00 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.1         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 7.3 04/01/1970       | Highest 4.9 04/01/1962      
            |            
Days = 0.0 118   80.8%     | Days = 0.0 101   71.6%    
Days = T 16   11.0%     | Days = T 18   12.8%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 7   4.8%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 13   9.2%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 3   2.1%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 2   1.4%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 5   3.5%    
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 1   0.7%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%    
Days >= 6.0 1   0.7%     | Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 5 04/01/1926       | Highest 5 04/01/1926      
Average 0         | Average 0        
            |            
Days = 0 120   90.2%     | Days = 0 92   74.2%    
Days = T 9   6.8%     | Days = T 23   18.5%    
Days >= 1 4   3.0%     | Days >= 1 9   7.3%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-04-01 48 30 0.01 0 0 | 2025-04-01 42 29 T T 0
2024-04-01 50 44 0.39 0 0 | 2024-04-01 44 37 0.14 0 0
2023-04-01 50 34 T 0 0 | 2023-04-01 46 28 T T T
2022-04-01 49 29 0 0 0 | 2022-04-01 46 24 0 0 0
2021-04-01 45 24 0 0 0 | 2021-04-01 42 19 0 0 0
2020-04-01 59 37 0 0 0 | 2020-04-01 54 26 T 0 0
2019-04-01 55 31 0 0 0 | 2019-04-01 54 28 0 0 0
2018-04-01 31 20 0 0 0 | 2018-04-01 32 16 0 0 0
2017-04-01 61 30 0 0 0 | 2017-04-01 58 30 0 0 0
2016-04-01 50 35 0.05 0 0 | 2016-04-01 46 29 0.18 0 0
2015-04-01 80 35 0 0 0 | 2015-04-01 78 38 0 0 0
2014-04-01 51 28 0 0 0 | 2014-04-01 44 23 0 0 0
2013-04-01 41 27 0 0 0 | 2013-04-01 37 23 0 0 0
2012-04-01 78 51 0 0 0 | 2012-04-01 61 41 T 0 0
2011-04-01 54 39 0.02 0 0 | 2011-04-01 50 32 0.04 T 0
2010-04-01 85 55 0 0 0 | 2010-04-01 81 53 0 0 0
2009-04-01 56 36 T T 0 | 2009-04-01 50 32 0 0 T
2008-04-01 46 30 0 0 0 | 2008-04-01 44 29 0 0 0
2007-04-01 55 43 T 0 0 | 2007-04-01 50 42 0.04 0 0
2006-04-01 48 42 0 0 0 | 2006-04-01 45 40 0 0 0
2005-04-01 58 37 0 0 0 | 2005-04-01 54 35 0 0 0
2004-04-01 55 36 0 0 0 | 2004-04-01 51 31 0 0 0
2003-04-01 84 52 0 0 0 | 2003-04-01 81 40 0 0 M
2002-04-01 35 22 0.68 4 0 | 2002-04-01 32 20 0.11 1.2 M
2001-04-01 52 25 T 0 0 | 2001-04-01 46 26 0 0 M
2000-04-01 54 45 0.03 0 0 | 2000-04-01 49 41 T 0 M
1999-04-01 70 53 0 0 0 | 1999-04-01 67 53 0 0 M
1998-04-01 47 36 0.15 0 0 | 1998-04-01 43 35 0.08 T M
1997-04-01 68 35 0 0 0 | 1997-04-01 66 34 0 0 0
1996-04-01 50 27 0 0 0 | 1996-04-01 46 25 0 0 0
1995-04-01 50 25 T 0 0 | 1995-04-01 47 26 0 0 0
1994-04-01 72 30 0 0 0 | 1994-04-01 65 30 0 0 0
1993-04-01 36 29 0.12 0.7 T | 1993-04-01 32 25 0.33 2.9 3
1992-04-01 40 28 T T 0 | 1992-04-01 35 27 T T T
1991-04-01 58 27 0 0 0 | 1991-04-01 53 26 0 0 0
1990-04-01 62 41 0.14 0 0 | 1990-04-01 53 33 0.21 0 0
1989-04-01 55 25 0.01 0 0 | 1989-04-01 43 22 0.15 0 0
1988-04-01 53 38 0 0 0 | 1988-04-01 53 34 0 0 0
1987-04-01 52 31 T 0 0 | 1987-04-01 45 28 T T T
1986-04-01 68 39 0.11 0 0 | 1986-04-01 60 45 0.16 0 0
1985-04-01 47 31 0 0 0 | 1985-04-01 43 26 0 0 T
1984-04-01 56 26 0 0 0 | 1984-04-01 54 25 0 0 0
1983-04-01 48 40 1.38 0 0 | 1983-04-01 48 37 0.69 0 T
1982-04-01 68 32 0 0 0 | 1982-04-01 62 33 0 0 0
1981-04-01 64 36 0 0 0 | 1981-04-01 59 39 0 0 0
1980-04-01 53 28 0.05 0 0 | 1980-04-01 52 31 0.24 0 0
1979-04-01 39 32 0.39 0 0 | 1979-04-01 35 28 0.38 2.5 0
1978-04-01 64 45 0 0 0 | 1978-04-01 57 38 0 0 0
1977-04-01 60 32 0.09 T 0 | 1977-04-01 56 32 0.24 0 0
1976-04-01 53 33 T 0 0 | 1976-04-01 52 33 0 0 0
1975-04-01 38 31 T T 0 | 1975-04-01 31 24 0.16 1.5 T
1974-04-01 64 37 T 0 0 | 1974-04-01 52 31 T 0 0
1973-04-01 48 42 0.27 0 0 | 1973-04-01 43 39 0.54 0 0
1972-04-01 37 28 T T 1 | 1972-04-01 35 22 0.03 0.4 3
1971-04-01 60 34 T 0 0 | 1971-04-01 51 28 0.01 0.1 0
1970-04-01 38 31 0.81 7.3 0 | 1970-04-01 36 27 0.29 2.7 0
1969-04-01 67 33 0.08 0 0 | 1969-04-01 58 31 0.13 0 T
1968-04-01 56 26 0 0 0 | 1968-04-01 53 22 0 0 0
1967-04-01 62 53 1.23 0 0 | 1967-04-01 65 45 0.04 0 0
1966-04-01 56 41 T 0 0 | 1966-04-01 54 37 T T 0
1965-04-01 47 35 0.02 0 0 | 1965-04-01 40 31 0.04 0 2
1964-04-01 52 25 T 0 0 | 1964-04-01 47 21 0 0 1
1963-04-01 81 56 T 0 0 | 1963-04-01 68 50 0.08 0 0
1962-04-01 40 32 0.03 0.1 T | 1962-04-01 32 27 0.67 4.9 4
1961-04-01 39 24 T T 0 | 1961-04-01 33 23 T T 0
1960-04-01 56 35 0.24 T 0 | 1960-04-01 50 33 0.23 0 T
1959-04-01 51 35 0.32 0 0 | 1959-04-01 45 31 1.72 0 T
1958-04-01 59 32 0.06 0 0 | 1958-04-01 58 34 0.22 0 0
1957-04-01 60 40 0.21 0 0 | 1957-04-01 54 38 0.3 0 0
1956-04-01 75 40 0 0 0 | 1956-04-01 69 37 0.49 0 0
1955-04-01 69 33 0 0 0 | 1955-04-01 66 35 0 0 0
1954-04-01 53 23 0 0 T | 1954-04-01 48 17 T 0 T
1953-04-01 43 40 0.1 0 0 | 1953-04-01 41 35 0.15 0 0
1952-04-01 60 39 0 0 0 | 1952-04-01 56 35 0 0 0
1951-04-01 37 30 0.05 1.4 0 | 1951-04-01 37 28 0.04 0.2 T
1950-04-01 50 35 0 0 0 | 1950-04-01 46 32 T T 0
1949-04-01 49 35 0 0 0 | 1949-04-01 48 33 T T 0
1948-04-01 50 32 0 0 0 | 1948-04-01 48 31 T T 0
1947-04-01 53 33 0 0 0 | 1947-04-01 50 41 T 0 0
1946-04-01 83 60 0 0 0 | 1946-04-01 82 51 0 0 0
1945-04-01 68 52 0.1 0 0 | 1945-04-01 72 52 0 0 0
1944-04-01 45 30 T 0 0 | 1944-04-01 42 28 T 0 T
1943-04-01 68 32 0 0 0 | 1943-04-01 63 35 0 0 0
1942-04-01 63 28 0 0 0 | 1942-04-01 60 32 0 0 0
1941-04-01 53 39 T 0 0 | 1941-04-01 55 39 0 0 T
1940-04-01 60 37 T 0 0 | 1940-04-01 56 35 T 0 T
1939-04-01 47 29 0 0 0 | 1939-04-01 45 30 0 0 T
1938-04-01 43 30 0 0 0 | 1938-04-01 36 29 0 T 0
1937-04-01 48 39 0.15 0 0 | 1937-04-01 45 32 0.03 0 T
1936-04-01 33 26 0.23 1.9 1 | 1936-04-01 29 23 0.25 2 2
1935-04-01 48 31 0.03 T 0 | 1935-04-01 39 35 0.05 T 0
1934-04-01 50 34 0.5 0 0 | 1934-04-01 45 36 0.21 0 0
1933-04-01 60 40 0.19 0 0 | 1933-04-01 54 40 T 0 T
1932-04-01 62 33 T 0 0 | 1932-04-01 54 33 T 0 0
1931-04-01 48 30 0 0 T | 1931-04-01 44 30 0 0 2
1930-04-01 48 31 T T 0 | 1930-04-01 40 26 0.16 2 T
1929-04-01 45 26 0.04 T 0 | 1929-04-01 41 24 0.16 0.2 T
1928-04-01 71 41 0 0 0 | 1928-04-01 67 40 0 0 0
1927-04-01 39 32 1.13 T T | 1927-04-01 37 33 0.7 3 2
1926-04-01 35 20 0 T 5 | 1926-04-01 36 22 0 T 5
1925-04-01 66 37 0 0 0 | 1925-04-01 65 31 0 0 0
1924-04-01 32 26 0.02 1 T | 1924-04-01 34 21 0 0 T
1923-04-01 46 28 0 0 T | 1923-04-01 41 20 0 0 T
1922-04-01 56 34 0 0 0 | 1922-04-01 52 30 0 0 0
1921-04-01 60 32 0 0 0 | 1921-04-01 61 28 0 0 0
1920-04-01 70 42 0.39 0 0 | 1920-04-01 65 44 0.69 0 0
1919-04-01 52 30 0 0 0 | 1919-04-01 49 28 0 0 0
1918-04-01 72 44 0 0 0 | 1918-04-01 69 34 0 0 0
1917-04-01 44 34 0.12 T T | 1917-04-01 45 34 0.08 T 0
1916-04-01 58 38 0.21 0 0 | 1916-04-01 56 37 0 0 0
1915-04-01 44 32 0 0 0 | 1915-04-01 44 33 0 0 0
1914-04-01 50 43 0 0 0 | 1914-04-01 48 40 T 0 0
1913-04-01 64 41 0 0 0 | 1913-04-01 60 37 0 0 0
1912-04-01 43 31 0.53 0 0 | 1912-04-01 49 31 0.01 0 0
1911-04-01 42 23 0 0 0 | 1911-04-01 41 24 0 0 0
1910-04-01 70 44 0 0 0 | 1910-04-01 71 43 0 0 0
1909-04-01 52 29 0 0 0 | 1909-04-01 50 27 0 0 0
1908-04-01 47 27 T 0 0 | 1908-04-01 42 25 0.04 0 0
1907-04-01 47 28 0 0 0 | 1907-04-01 48 26 0 0 0
1906-04-01 51 28 0 0 0 | 1906-04-01 49 27 0 0 0
1905-04-01 77 43 0 0 0 | 1905-04-01 69 41 0 0 0
1904-04-01 48 37 0 0 0 | 1904-04-01 44 39 T 0 0
1903-04-01 76 53 0 0 0 | 1903-04-01 72 47 0.28 0 0
1902-04-01 38 31 T T 0 | 1902-04-01 35 31 T T 0
1901-04-01 46 29 0 0 0 | 1901-04-01 46 26 0 0 0
1900-04-01 57 37 0.04 0 T | 1900-04-01 52 31 0 0 0
1899-04-01 32 17 T T 1 | 1899-04-01 27 17 T T 0
1898-04-01 51 36 T 0 0 | 1898-04-01 49 35 T 0 0
1897-04-01 48 34 1.31 0 0 | 1897-04-01 48 40 0.01 0 0
1896-04-01 59 26 T 0 0 | 1896-04-01 33 24 0.22 T T
1895-04-01 38 32 0.01 0 0 | 1895-04-01 40 30 0.2 0 M
1894-04-01 47 30 0 0 0 | 1894-04-01 46 34 0 0 M
1893-04-01 53 38 0 0 0 | 1893-04-01 52 37 0 M M
1892-04-01 66 56 0.89 0 M | 1892-04-01 66 53 0.26 M M
1891-04-01 49 37 T 0 M | 1891-04-01 42 34 0 M M
1890-04-01 47 27 0 0 M | 1890-04-01 46 26 0 M M
1889-04-01 55 31 0 0 M | 1889-04-01 58 28 0 M M
1888-04-01 61 34 0 0 M | 1888-04-01 55 34 0 M M
1887-04-01 55 32 0 0 M | 1887-04-01 49 24 T M M
1886-04-01 37 21 T T M | 1886-04-01 38 23 0 M M
1885-04-01 59 39 0 0 M | 1885-04-01 56 32 0 M M
1884-04-01 64 32 0.13 M M | 1884-04-01 51 36 0.95 M M
1883-04-01 44 26 T M M | 1883-04-01 43 26 0 M M
1882-04-01 78 50 T M M | 1882-04-01 81 44 0.11 M M
1881-04-01 27 18 0 M M | 1881-04-01 30 18 0 M M
1880-04-01 56 36 0 M M | 1880-04-01 58 32 0 M M
1879-04-01 44 33 0 M M | 1879-04-01 42 31 0 M M
1878-04-01 56 40 0 M M | 1878-04-01 58 38 0 M M
1877-04-01 57 28 0.01 M M | 1877-04-01 55 27 0.3 M M
1876-04-01 42 30 0 M M | 1876-04-01 41 28 0 M M
1875-04-01 51 33 T M M | 1875-04-01 39 32 0.09 M M
1874-04-01 42 21 0 M M | 1874-04-01 M M 0 M M
1873-04-01 M M 1.38 M M | 1873-04-01 M M M M M
1872-04-01 M M 0 M M |            
1871-04-01 M M M M M |            
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