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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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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...THANKSGIVING DAY... | ...THANKSGIVING 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 44-47         | Normal High 39-42        
Normal Low 26-28         | Normal Low 23-25        
Warmest 66 11/24/1966       | Warmest 67 11/26/1914      
Coldest 3 11/23/1950       | Coldest -1 11/23/1950      
Coldest High 18 11/27/1930       | Coldest High 14 11/27/1930      
Warmest Low 53 11/25/1915       | Warmest Low 47 11/26/1914      
Average Max 42.0         | Average Max 38.4        
Average Min 25.7         | Average Min 23.4        
Mean 33.9         | Mean 30.9        
            |            
Days Max 60 - 69 12   7.9%     | Days Max 60 - 69 6   4.0%    
Days Max 50 - 59 28   18.5%     | Days Max 50 - 59 17   11.3%    
Days Max 40 - 49 46   30.5%     | Days Max 40 - 49 44   29.1%    
Days Max 30 - 39 44   29.1%     | Days Max 30 - 39 55   36.4%    
Days Max 20 - 29 20   13.2%     | Days Max 20 - 29 24   15.9%    
Days Max 10 - 19 1   0.7%     | Days Max 10 - 19 5   3.3%    
            |            
Days Min 50 - 59 2   1.3%     | Days Min 50 - 59 0   0.0%    
Days Min 40 - 49 7   4.6%     | Days Min 40 - 49 4   2.6%    
Days Min 30 - 39 48   31.8%     | Days Min 30 - 39 39   25.8%    
Days Min 20 - 29 54   35.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 56   37.1%    
Days Min 10 - 19 30   19.9%     | Days Min 10 - 19 36   23.8%    
Days Min 0 - 9 10   6.6%     | Days Min 0 - 9 15   9.9%    
Days Min -9 to -1 0   0.0%     | Days Min -9 to -1 1   0.7%    
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Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Highest 1.9 11/25/1915       | Highest 1.39 11/26/2015      
Average 0.10         | Average 0.08        
            |            
Days = 0.00 78   51.0%     | Days = 0.00 75   49.3%    
Days = T 28   18.3%     | Days = T 26   17.1%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 26   17.0%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 26   17.1%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 14   9.2%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 20   13.2%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 3   2.0%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 3   2.0%    
Days >= 1.00 4   2.6%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Highest 5 11/28/1968       | Highest 3.2 11/24/1949      
Average 0.1         | Average 0.2        
            |            
Days = 0.0 102   69.9%     | Days = 0.0 83   59.3%    
Days = T 21   14.4%     | Days = T 24   17.1%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 18   12.3%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 23   16.4%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 4   2.7%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 5   3.6%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 3   2.1%    
Days >= 3.0 1   0.7%     | Days >= 3.0 2   1.4%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 8 11/27/1975       | Highest 8 11/26/1992      
Average 0         | Average 1        
            |            
Days = 0 102   77.9%     | Days = 0 75   61.5%    
Days = T 18   13.7%     | Days = T 23   18.9%    
Days >= 1 11   8.4%     | Days >= 1 24   19.7%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2024-11-28 34 25 0 0 0 | 2024-11-28 30 22 T T 0
2023-11-23 48 30 0 0 0 | 2023-11-23 43 26 0 0 0
2022-11-24 58 38 T 0 0 | 2022-11-24 52 34 T 0 0
2021-11-25 45 19 0 0 0 | 2021-11-25 40 15 0 0 0
2020-11-26 50 34 0 0 0 | 2020-11-26 45 29 0 0 0
2019-11-28 34 32 0.01 0 0 | 2019-11-28 32 27 0.01 0.1 0
2018-11-22 50 25 0 0 0 | 2018-11-22 41 25 0 0 T
2017-11-23 50 30 0 0 0 | 2017-11-23 47 25 0 0 0
2016-11-24 41 37 0 0 0 | 2016-11-24 36 33 0 0 0
2015-11-26 62 41 1.82 0 0 | 2015-11-26 56 36 1.39 0 0
2014-11-27 26 9 T 0.2 1 | 2014-11-27 23 5 0 T 1
2013-11-28 36 15 0 0 0 | 2013-11-28 28 8 0 0 1
2012-11-22 63 40 0.05 0 0 | 2012-11-22 62 38 0 0 0
2011-11-24 59 42 0 0 0 | 2011-11-24 53 38 0 0 0
2010-11-25 39 22 0 0 0 | 2010-11-25 34 16 T 0 0
2009-11-26 38 29 0.12 T 0 | 2009-11-26 36 29 0.06 T 0
2008-11-27 47 22 0 0 0 | 2008-11-27 42 20 0 0 0
2007-11-22 34 26 0 0 0 | 2007-11-22 31 25 T T 2
2006-11-23 64 34 0 0 0 | 2006-11-23 58 34 0 0 0
2005-11-24 36 17 0 0 0 | 2005-11-24 33 13 0 0 0
2004-11-25 40 20 0 0 0 | 2004-11-25 38 17 0 0 0
2003-11-27 47 32 0.01 0 0 | 2003-11-27 45 28 0.01 0 M
2002-11-28 41 15 0 0 0 | 2002-11-28 37 13 0 0 M
2001-11-22 61 40 0 0 0 | 2001-11-22 55 38 0 0 M
2000-11-23 44 13 0 0 0 | 2000-11-23 37 16 0 0 M
1999-11-25 49 23 0 0 0 | 1999-11-25 46 25 0 0 M
1998-11-26 62 32 0 0 0 | 1998-11-26 60 32 0 0 M
1997-11-27 54 26 0.07 0 0 | 1997-11-27 43 28 0.04 0 0
1996-11-28 43 17 0 0 0 | 1996-11-28 36 13 0 0 2
1995-11-23 32 18 0 0 0 | 1995-11-23 28 15 0 0 0
1994-11-24 51 34 0 0 0 | 1994-11-24 46 29 0 0 0
1993-11-25 42 26 0.52 1.3 0 | 1993-11-25 39 27 0.26 0 0
1992-11-26 34 23 T T T | 1992-11-26 29 16 0.01 0.1 8
1991-11-28 37 33 0.78 0 0 | 1991-11-28 30 25 0.15 0.7 1
1990-11-22 57 29 0 0 0 | 1990-11-22 53 28 0 0 0
1989-11-23 35 16 T T T | 1989-11-23 30 8 0 0 T
1988-11-24 60 38 0 0 0 | 1988-11-24 61 34 0 0 0
1987-11-26 40 37 T 0 0 | 1987-11-26 37 33 T 0 0
1986-11-27 45 28 0 0 0 | 1986-11-27 41 17 0 0 1
1985-11-28 31 11 0.01 0.1 1 | 1985-11-28 29 7 0.1 0.9 1
1984-11-22 48 26 0 0 0 | 1984-11-22 51 25 0 0 0
1983-11-24 35 26 T T T | 1983-11-24 31 23 T T T
1982-11-25 38 21 T 0 0 | 1982-11-25 37 19 0 0 0
1981-11-26 58 36 0.4 0 0 | 1981-11-26 43 35 0.44 M M
1980-11-27 35 30 0.08 1 T | 1980-11-27 33 27 0.15 1.5 T
1979-11-22 52 37 T 0 0 | 1979-11-22 46 36 T 0 0
1978-11-23 40 29 0.04 0 0 | 1978-11-23 34 25 0.1 0.5 3
1977-11-24 34 26 0.06 0.5 0 | 1977-11-24 30 15 0.26 2.4 3
1976-11-25 61 36 T 0 0 | 1976-11-25 58 34 0 0 0
1975-11-27 29 11 0.01 0.1 8 | 1975-11-27 25 6 T T 6
1974-11-28 36 22 0 0 0 | 1974-11-28 28 15 0 0 0
1973-11-22 56 31 0 0 0 | 1973-11-22 50 31 0 0 0
1972-11-23 36 26 0 0 0 | 1972-11-23 31 16 0 0 1
1971-11-25 51 33 0 0 0 | 1971-11-25 40 30 T T 1
1970-11-26 51 36 T 0 0 | 1970-11-26 38 30 0.03 0 0
1969-11-27 37 19 0 0 0 | 1969-11-27 31 11 0 0 0
1968-11-28 38 33 1.5 5 0 | 1968-11-28 37 27 T T 0
1967-11-23 36 19 0 0 0 | 1967-11-23 33 14 T T T
1966-11-24 66 52 0.47 0 0 | 1966-11-24 56 43 0.08 0 0
1965-11-25 51 38 0.11 0 0 | 1965-11-25 41 35 0.02 0 0
1964-11-26 45 28 0 0 0 | 1964-11-26 39 20 T T T
1963-11-28 53 34 0 0 0 | 1963-11-28 48 32 0 0 0
1962-11-22 40 26 0 0 0 | 1962-11-22 37 23 0 0 0
1961-11-23 48 36 0 0 0 | 1961-11-23 45 33 0 0 0
1960-11-24 52 31 0 0 0 | 1960-11-24 47 29 0 0 0
1959-11-26 28 24 0.02 0.5 1 | 1959-11-26 26 18 0.14 2.3 3
1958-11-27 26 11 T T 0 | 1958-11-27 22 6 0 0 0
1957-11-28 36 21 0 0 0 | 1957-11-28 31 22 0 0 0
1956-11-22 25 14 T T T | 1956-11-22 17 9 T T T
1955-11-24 39 16 0 0 0 | 1955-11-24 36 11 0 0 0
1954-11-25 33 30 0.04 0.4 T | 1954-11-25 31 25 0.02 0.2 T
1953-11-26 32 27 0.21 1.2 0 | 1953-11-26 28 23 0.18 3 T
1952-11-27 25 13 T T T | 1952-11-27 18 11 T T T
1951-11-22 50 24 0.23 0 T | 1951-11-22 35 20 0.19 T T
1950-11-23 32 3 T T T | 1950-11-23 32 -1 0.03 0.3 1
1949-11-24 38 28 0.2 0.5 T | 1949-11-24 33 27 0.3 3.2 2
1948-11-25 46 32 0.04 0 0 | 1948-11-25 44 35 0.07 0 0
1947-11-27 36 18 0.04 0.3 2 | 1947-11-27 29 15 0.13 1.7 3
1946-11-28 56 20 0 0 0 | 1946-11-28 53 25 0 0 0
1945-11-22 21 12 0.01 0.2 1 | 1945-11-22 21 12 0.03 0.4 4
1944-11-23 40 35 T T 0 | 1944-11-23 36 31 0.05 0.7 0
1943-11-25 50 19 0 0 0 | 1943-11-25 45 24 T 0 0
1942-11-26 26 14 0 0 0 | 1942-11-26 26 15 0.01 1.9 1
1941-11-27 59 34 0 0 T | 1941-11-27 57 32 0 0 0
1940-11-28 39 3 T T 2 | 1940-11-28 35 2 0.08 1.3 4
1939-11-23 44 19 T 0 0 | 1939-11-23 42 26 T 0 0
1938-11-24 25 12 0 0 0 | 1938-11-24 23 13 T T 0
1937-11-25 53 36 0 0 0 | 1937-11-25 52 36 0 0 T
1936-11-26 26 19 T T M | 1936-11-26 24 16 0.01 0.1 T
1935-11-28 33 14 0.03 0.3 T | 1935-11-28 30 15 T 0.4 T
1934-11-22 48 29 0.22 T 0 | 1934-11-22 44 30 0.39 T 0
1933-11-23 43 26 0 0 0 | 1933-11-23 35 30 T 0 0
1932-11-24 44 14 0 0 0 | 1932-11-24 42 18 0 0 0
1931-11-26 31 24 0.03 0.3 0 | 1931-11-26 31 21 0 0 0
1930-11-27 18 4 T T 1 | 1930-11-27 14 0 T T 2
1929-11-28 24 5 0.14 1.5 2 | 1929-11-28 18 3 0.01 0.1 T
1928-11-22 40 30 0 0 0 | 1928-11-22 38 27 T T 0
1927-11-24 40 34 0 0 0 | 1927-11-24 40 32 0.03 1.4 0
1926-11-25 56 32 0.2 0 T | 1926-11-25 39 29 1 T 2
1925-11-26 36 28 T 0 0 | 1925-11-26 36 27 0.02 T T
1924-11-27 35 23 0 T 0 | 1924-11-27 33 20 T T 0
1923-11-22 45 25 0.19 0 0 | 1923-11-22 43 18 0.07 0 0
1922-11-23 51 31 0 0 0 | 1922-11-23 48 30 0 0 0
1921-11-24 38 29 T 0 0 | 1921-11-24 34 25 0 0 0
1920-11-25 33 26 0 0 0 | 1920-11-25 34 29 0 0 0
1919-11-27 26 20 0.02 0.3 T | 1919-11-27 24 19 0.04 0.6 T
1918-11-28 36 33 1.07 T T | 1918-11-28 37 32 0.79 2 1
1917-11-22 47 30 T T 0 | 1917-11-22 44 24 0 0 0
1916-11-23 46 29 0.07 0 0 | 1916-11-23 42 27 0.14 T T
1915-11-25 66 53 1.9 0 0 | 1915-11-25 63 45 0.8 0 0
1914-11-26 66 45 0 0 0 | 1914-11-26 67 47 T 0 0
1913-11-27 51 45 0.01 0 0 | 1913-11-27 48 42 T 0 0
1912-11-28 44 20 0 0 0 | 1912-11-28 42 17 0 0 0
1911-11-23 31 19 T T 0 | 1911-11-23 32 19 T T 0
1910-11-24 55 36 0.05 0 0 | 1910-11-24 53 38 0.03 0 0
1909-11-25 54 34 0 0 0 | 1909-11-25 51 34 0 0 T
1908-11-26 42 34 0 0 0 | 1908-11-26 39 31 0 0 0
1907-11-28 47 28 0 0 0 | 1907-11-28 44 28 0 0 0
1906-11-22 32 18 0 T 2 | 1906-11-22 31 16 0 0 3
1905-11-23 62 40 0.09 0 0 | 1905-11-23 58 39 0.38 0 0
1904-11-24 49 32 0 0 0 | 1904-11-24 48 38 0 0 0
1903-11-26 24 9 0 0 0 | 1903-11-26 22 7 0 0 0
1902-11-27 37 26 T T T | 1902-11-27 38 27 0.01 T T
1901-11-28 40 21 0 0 0 | 1901-11-28 42 19 0 0 T
1900-11-22 48 29 0 0 0 | 1900-11-22 42 26 T T T
1899-11-23 44 37 T 0 0 | 1899-11-23 43 38 0 0 0
1898-11-24 24 7 0 0 T | 1898-11-24 24 3 0 0 T
1897-11-25 43 37 0.06 0 0 | 1897-11-25 38 32 0.1 0 0
1896-11-26 62 31 0.19 0 0 | 1896-11-26 63 29 0.19 0 0
1895-11-28 38 30 0 0 4 | 1895-11-28 40 30 0 0 M
1894-11-22 51 31 0 0 0 | 1894-11-22 44 29 0 0 M
1893-11-23 20 9 0 0 T | 1893-11-23 16 11 0 M M
1892-11-24 27 8 0 0 M | 1892-11-24 24 5 0 M M
1891-11-26 34 27 0.03 0 M | 1891-11-26 30 21 0 M M
1890-11-27 42 26 0 0 M | 1890-11-27 41 25 0 M M
1889-11-28 26 12 0.04 0.4 M | 1889-11-28 26 18 0.01 M M
1888-11-22 43 24 0 0 M | 1888-11-22 41 20 0 M M
1887-11-24 36 23 0.29 0 M | 1887-11-24 34 29 0.13 M M
1886-11-25 27 11 T T M | 1886-11-25 20 13 0 M M
1885-11-26 36 24 0 0 M | 1885-11-26 36 23 0.01 M M
1884-11-27 41 26 T T M | 1884-11-27 37 21 0.03 M M
1883-11-22 48 32 0.01 M M | 1883-11-22 38 30 0 M M
1882-11-23 48 25 0 M M | 1882-11-23 45 23 0 M M
1881-11-24 24 6 0 M M | 1881-11-24 25 6 0 M M
1880-11-25 26 10 0 M M | 1880-11-25 21 7 0 M M
1879-11-27 57 39 0.78 M M | 1879-11-27 57 37 0.96 M M
1878-11-28 44 28 0 M M | 1878-11-28 44 27 0 M M
1877-11-22 44 34 0 M M | 1877-11-22 41 31 0 M M
1876-11-23 31 21 T M M | 1876-11-23 27 19 0 M M
1875-11-25 41 20 0.45 M M | 1875-11-25 43 22 0.31 M M
1874-11-26 41 27 0.01 M M | 1874-11-26 41 27 0.11 M M
1873-11-27 M M 0 M M | 1873-11-27 M M 0 M M
1872-11-28 M M 0 M M |            
1871-11-23 M M M M M |            

 

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