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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

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Although the April 22nd Earth Day didn't start until 1970, for the sake of this report all April 22nd data for the entire periods of record were compared.
 
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...EARTH DAY.. | ...EARTH 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 66         | Normal High 60        
Normal Low 42         | Normal Low 40        
Warmest 92 04/22/1980       | Warmest 93 04/22/1980      
Coldest 27 04/22/2021       | Coldest 25 04/22/1986      
Coldest High 35 04/22/1893       | Coldest High 36 04/22/1893      
Warmest Low 65 04/22/1985       | Warmest Low 62 04/22/1985      
Average Max 64.5         | Average Max 62.0        
Average Min 42.6         | Average Min 41.0        
Mean 53.5         | Mean 51.5        
            |            
Days Max 90 - 99 1   0.7%     | Days Max 90 - 99 1   0.7%    
Days Max 80 - 89 11   7.2%     | Days Max 80 - 89 7   4.6%    
Days Max 70 - 79 34   22.4%     | Days Max 70 - 79 29   19.2%    
Days Max 60 - 69 58   38.2%     | Days Max 60 - 69 57   37.7%    
Days Max 50 - 59 39   25.7%     | Days Max 50 - 59 37   24.5%    
Days Max 40 - 49 8   5.3%     | Days Max 40 - 49 18   11.9%    
Days Max 30 - 39 1   0.7%     | Days Max 30 - 39 2   1.3%    
            |            
Days Min 60 - 69 5   3.3%     | Days Min 60 - 69 2   1.3%    
Days Min 50 - 59 26   17.1%     | Days Min 50 - 59 22   14.6%    
Days Min 40 - 49 59   38.8%     | Days Min 40 - 49 54   35.8%    
Days Min 30 - 39 58   38.2%     | Days Min 30 - 39 69   45.7%    
Days Min 20 - 29 4   2.6%     | Days Min 20 - 29 4   2.6%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.11         | Normal 0.11        
Highest 1.26 04/22/1999       | Highest 2.05 04/22/1999      
            |            
Days = 0.00 81   52.6%     | Days = 0.00 84   55.3%    
Days = T 18   11.7%     | Days = T 14   9.2%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 29   18.8%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 17   11.2%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 16   10.4%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 27   17.8%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 8   5.2%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 8   5.3%    
Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.0         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 0.1 04/22/1893       | Highest 2.9 04/22/1984      
            |            
Days = 0.0 133   94.3%     | Days = 0.0 123   92.5%    
Days = T 7   5.0%     | Days = T 7   5.3%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 2   1.5%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.8%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 0         | Highest 2 04/22/1984      
Average 0         | Average 0        
            |            
Days = 0 132   99.2%     | Days = 0 122   99.2%    
Days = T 1   0.8%     | Days = T 0   0.0%    
Days >= 1 0   0.0%     | Days >= 1 1   0.8%    
            |            
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-04-22 76 37 0.16 0 0 | 2025-04-22 71 37 0.15 0 0
2024-04-22 66 36 0 0 0 | 2024-04-22 64 33 T 0 0
2023-04-22 45 36 0.01 T 0 | 2023-04-22 42 31 0.04 T 0
2022-04-22 72 53 0.35 0 0 | 2022-04-22 58 45 1.28 0 0
2021-04-22 61 27 0 0 0 | 2021-04-22 61 28 0 0 0
2020-04-22 77 35 T 0 0 | 2020-04-22 75 37 0.43 0 0
2019-04-22 79 56 1.09 0 0 | 2019-04-22 78 55 0.27 0 0
2018-04-22 69 43 0 0 0 | 2018-04-22 64 40 0 0 0
2017-04-22 65 40 0 0 0 | 2017-04-22 63 36 0 0 0
2016-04-22 65 44 0 0 0 | 2016-04-22 61 47 0 0 0
2015-04-22 53 35 0 0 0 | 2015-04-22 49 32 0 0 0
2014-04-22 64 39 0 0 0 | 2014-04-22 59 40 0 0 0
2013-04-22 70 45 0.03 0 0 | 2013-04-22 66 43 0.02 0 0
2012-04-22 58 36 0 0 0 | 2012-04-22 55 36 0 0 0
2011-04-22 50 42 0.56 0 0 | 2011-04-22 44 39 0.55 0 0
2010-04-22 72 39 0 0 0 | 2010-04-22 67 36 0 0 0
2009-04-22 68 37 0 0 0 | 2009-04-22 63 36 0 0 0
2008-04-22 76 57 0.24 0 0 | 2008-04-22 69 53 0.27 0 0
2007-04-22 86 56 0.02 0 0 | 2007-04-22 82 52 0.34 0 0
2006-04-22 68 48 T 0 0 | 2006-04-22 62 41 0 0 0
2005-04-22 54 44 0.09 0 0 | 2005-04-22 54 35 0.53 T 0
2004-04-22 58 41 0 0 0 | 2004-04-22 58 35 0 0 0
2003-04-22 64 35 0 0 0 | 2003-04-22 60 35 0 0 M
2002-04-22 48 36 0 0 0 | 2002-04-22 42 33 T T M
2001-04-22 81 54 0.58 0 0 | 2001-04-22 75 49 0.43 0 M
2000-04-22 70 33 T 0 0 | 2000-04-22 68 32 0 0 M
1999-04-22 75 47 1.26 0 0 | 1999-04-22 50 43 2.05 0 M
1998-04-22 66 40 T 0 0 | 1998-04-22 66 39 0 0 M
1997-04-22 61 36 0 0 0 | 1997-04-22 57 35 0 0 0
1996-04-22 59 44 0.3 0 0 | 1996-04-22 55 39 0 0 0
1995-04-22 64 36 0 0 0 | 1995-04-22 61 35 0 0 0
1994-04-22 65 32 0 0 0 | 1994-04-22 62 36 0 0 0
1993-04-22 62 30 0 0 0 | 1993-04-22 58 32 0 0 0
1992-04-22 51 34 T T 0 | 1992-04-22 44 32 T T 0
1991-04-22 63 31 0 0 0 | 1991-04-22 62 35 0.23 0 0
1990-04-22 76 40 0 0 0 | 1990-04-22 72 44 0 0 0
1989-04-22 57 44 0.86 0 0 | 1989-04-22 51 42 0.45 0 0
1988-04-22 52 41 T 0 0 | 1988-04-22 46 36 0.34 0 0
1987-04-22 51 44 0.04 0 0 | 1987-04-22 46 40 0.11 0 0
1986-04-22 56 28 0 0 0 | 1986-04-22 51 25 0 0 0
1985-04-22 80 65 T 0 0 | 1985-04-22 78 62 0.2 0 0
1984-04-22 44 37 0.86 0 0 | 1984-04-22 47 31 0.72 2.9 2
1983-04-22 69 37 0 0 0 | 1983-04-22 68 39 0 0 0
1982-04-22 66 34 0 0 0 | 1982-04-22 62 38 0 0 M
1981-04-22 67 52 0.32 0 0 | 1981-04-22 61 49 0.18 0 0
1980-04-22 92 56 0 0 0 | 1980-04-22 93 54 0 0 0
1979-04-22 69 40 0 0 0 | 1979-04-22 71 39 0 0 0
1978-04-22 57 31 0.02 0 0 | 1978-04-22 56 33 0.03 0 0
1977-04-22 60 51 T 0 0 | 1977-04-22 63 49 0 0 0
1976-04-22 72 42 0.02 0 0 | 1976-04-22 64 40 0 0 0
1975-04-22 70 37 0 0 0 | 1975-04-22 65 33 0 0 0
1974-04-22 57 41 0 0 0 | 1974-04-22 48 40 0 0 0
1973-04-22 63 50 0.07 0 0 | 1973-04-22 58 46 0 0 0
1972-04-22 52 40 0 0 0 | 1972-04-22 45 36 T 0 0
1971-04-22 63 31 0 0 0 | 1971-04-22 58 34 0 0 0
1970-04-22 81 44 0.05 T 0 | 1970-04-22 74 37 0.07 0 0
1969-04-22 63 44 0 0 0 | 1969-04-22 60 43 0 0 0
1968-04-22 76 50 0.07 0 0 | 1968-04-22 73 50 0.2 0 0
1967-04-22 48 35 0 0 0 | 1967-04-22 45 30 0 0 0
1966-04-22 62 33 0.11 0 0 | 1966-04-22 62 35 0.01 0 0
1965-04-22 75 47 0 0 0 | 1965-04-22 70 46 0 0 0
1964-04-22 66 45 0 0 0 | 1964-04-22 63 41 0 0 0
1963-04-22 52 36 0.88 0 0 | 1963-04-22 46 32 0.59 0 0
1962-04-22 68 43 0.07 0 0 | 1962-04-22 62 48 T 0 0
1961-04-22 67 47 0.1 0 0 | 1961-04-22 67 46 0.31 0 0
1960-04-22 85 56 0 0 0 | 1960-04-22 82 51 0 0 0
1959-04-22 62 28 0 0 0 | 1959-04-22 60 33 0 0 0
1958-04-22 61 42 0 0 0 | 1958-04-22 60 38 0 0 0
1957-04-22 56 45 0.69 0 0 | 1957-04-22 52 42 0.78 0 0
1956-04-22 52 33 T 0 0 | 1956-04-22 45 30 T T 0
1955-04-22 74 46 0 0 0 | 1955-04-22 71 41 0 0 0
1954-04-22 59 45 0 0 0 | 1954-04-22 56 38 0 0 0
1953-04-22 79 54 0 0 0 | 1953-04-22 78 54 0 0 0
1952-04-22 72 57 0.03 0 0 | 1952-04-22 61 50 0.28 0 0
1951-04-22 48 36 0 0 0 | 1951-04-22 44 29 T T 0
1950-04-22 82 38 0.07 T 0 | 1950-04-22 77 37 0.18 0 0
1949-04-22 68 48 0.03 0 0 | 1949-04-22 70 47 0.01 0 0
1948-04-22 60 43 0.25 0 0 | 1948-04-22 56 44 0.8 0 0
1947-04-22 65 45 T 0 0 | 1947-04-22 61 44 T 0 0
1946-04-22 81 62 0.05 0 0 | 1946-04-22 82 60 0.46 0 0
1945-04-22 69 43 T T 0 | 1945-04-22 63 42 0.01 0 0
1944-04-22 60 50 0.78 0 0 | 1944-04-22 58 46 0.09 0 0
1943-04-22 56 39 0.78 0 0 | 1943-04-22 62 43 0.38 0 0
1942-04-22 75 44 0 0 0 | 1942-04-22 74 46 0 0 0
1941-04-22 62 33 0 0 0 | 1941-04-22 63 36 T 0 0
1940-04-22 65 45 0 0 0 | 1940-04-22 62 46 T 0 0
1939-04-22 70 30 0 0 0 | 1939-04-22 70 34 0 0 0
1938-04-22 58 38 0 0 0 | 1938-04-22 59 35 0 0 0
1937-04-22 64 36 0 0 0 | 1937-04-22 62 36 0 0 0
1936-04-22 52 32 0 0 0 | 1936-04-22 51 31 0 0 0
1935-04-22 62 37 0.02 0 0 | 1935-04-22 54 41 0.03 0 0
1934-04-22 64 41 0 0 0 | 1934-04-22 61 42 0 0 0
1933-04-22 58 35 0 0 0 | 1933-04-22 55 35 0 0 0
1932-04-22 82 48 0 0 0 | 1932-04-22 77 52 0 0 0
1931-04-22 49 35 0 T 0 | 1931-04-22 46 36 0 0 0
1930-04-22 51 35 0 0 0 | 1930-04-22 48 30 0 0 0
1929-04-22 64 41 0 0 0 | 1929-04-22 63 41 0 0 0
1928-04-22 60 38 0 0 0 | 1928-04-22 61 37 0 0 0
1927-04-22 41 31 T T 0 | 1927-04-22 38 30 0.05 0.8 0
1926-04-22 64 52 T 0 0 | 1926-04-22 69 51 0 0 0
1925-04-22 87 59 0 0 0 | 1925-04-22 88 57 0 0 0
1924-04-22 58 37 0 0 0 | 1924-04-22 55 37 0 0 0
1923-04-22 68 49 0 0 0 | 1923-04-22 60 46 0 0 0
1922-04-22 60 38 0 0 0 | 1922-04-22 60 35 0 0 0
1921-04-22 61 48 0.23 0 0 | 1921-04-22 58 48 0.29 0 0
1920-04-22 68 44 0.08 0 0 | 1920-04-22 62 43 0.08 0 0
1919-04-22 76 54 0.02 0 0 | 1919-04-22 72 51 0 0 0
1918-04-22 56 38 0 0 0 | 1918-04-22 55 35 0 0 0
1917-04-22 78 45 0 0 0 | 1917-04-22 76 47 0.03 0 0
1916-04-22 51 37 0 0 0 | 1916-04-22 46 37 0 0 0
1915-04-22 75 54 T 0 0 | 1915-04-22 77 51 0 0 0
1914-04-22 64 45 0 0 0 | 1914-04-22 61 43 T 0 0
1913-04-22 78 58 T 0 0 | 1913-04-22 78 59 T 0 0
1912-04-22 57 39 0 0 0 | 1912-04-22 55 39 0 0 0
1911-04-22 56 37 0 0 0 | 1911-04-22 56 38 0 0 0
1910-04-22 58 32 0.24 0 0 | 1910-04-22 59 30 0.68 0 0
1909-04-22 52 34 0 0 0 | 1909-04-22 45 33 0 0 0
1908-04-22 78 56 T 0 0 | 1908-04-22 78 53 0 0 0
1907-04-22 65 39 0 0 0 | 1907-04-22 69 42 0 0 0
1906-04-22 58 44 0 0 0 | 1906-04-22 54 41 0 0 0
1905-04-22 61 40 0 0 0 | 1905-04-22 63 37 0 0 0
1904-04-22 64 42 0.44 0 0 | 1904-04-22 55 38 0.49 0 0
1903-04-22 58 39 0 0 0 | 1903-04-22 57 35 0 0 0
1902-04-22 74 43 0.23 0 0 | 1902-04-22 76 41 0.13 0 0
1901-04-22 57 40 0.01 0 0 | 1901-04-22 65 41 T 0 0
1900-04-22 71 47 0.01 0 0 | 1900-04-22 70 49 0 0 0
1899-04-22 66 46 T 0 0 | 1899-04-22 65 41 0.03 T 0
1898-04-22 59 52 0.42 0 0 | 1898-04-22 58 49 0.23 0 0
1897-04-22 78 62 0.04 0 0 | 1897-04-22 77 56 T 0 0
1896-04-22 61 42 0 0 0 | 1896-04-22 60 38 0 0 0
1895-04-22 70 39 0 0 0 | 1895-04-22 68 40 0 0 M
1894-04-22 56 41 0 0 0 | 1894-04-22 60 42 0 0 M
1893-04-22 35 31 0.02 0.1 T | 1893-04-22 36 30 0.01 M M
1892-04-22 59 40 0.01 0 M | 1892-04-22 61 38 0.02 M M
1891-04-22 72 55 0.02 0 M | 1891-04-22 70 55 0.21 M M
1890-04-22 69 56 0.02 0 M | 1890-04-22 66 55 0.12 M M
1889-04-22 64 43 0 0 M | 1889-04-22 66 38 0 M M
1888-04-22 62 40 T 0 M | 1888-04-22 52 39 0.05 M M
1887-04-22 70 42 0.37 0 M | 1887-04-22 65 43 0.51 M M
1886-04-22 80 59 0 0 M | 1886-04-22 80 56 0 M M
1885-04-22 70 61 0.02 0 M | 1885-04-22 72 54 0.09 M M
1884-04-22 52 32 0 M M | 1884-04-22 56 35 0 M M
1883-04-22 62 36 0.13 M M | 1883-04-22 51 39 0.25 M M
1882-04-22 48 38 0.16 M M | 1882-04-22 55 40 0.33 M M
1881-04-22 66 46 0 M M | 1881-04-22 67 40 0 M M
1880-04-22 72 49 0 M M | 1880-04-22 64 47 0 M M
1879-04-22 80 51 0 M M | 1879-04-22 83 50 0 M M
1878-04-22 76 65 0.02 M M | 1878-04-22 80 55 0.13 M M
1877-04-22 73 49 0 M M | 1877-04-22 76 49 0 M M
1876-04-22 69 51 0.01 M M | 1876-04-22 71 44 0 M M
1875-04-22 54 29 0 M M | 1875-04-22 58 28 0 M M
1874-04-22 54 37 0 M M | 1874-04-22 M M 0 M M
1873-04-22 M M 0.02 M M | 1873-04-22 M M M M M
1872-04-22 M M 0 M M |            
1871-04-22 M M M M M |            
 
 
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