Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Jan Normals - Jan Records

JANUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	23.4°	24.3°	-0.9°	2.50"	1.45"	+1.05"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	21.0°	19.6°	+1.4°	2.75"	0.95"	+1.80"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	23.7°	21.9°	+1.8°	3.41"	1.14"	+2.27"	27.4"	NA	NA
Dubuque	21.3°	18.8°	+2.5°	3.30"	1.32"	+1.98"	26.5"(2)	10.7"	+15.8"
Iowa City	22.7°	22.8°	-0.1°	1.83"	1.04"	+0.79"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	23.6°	23.3°	+0.3°	3.34"	1.66"	+1.68"	27.2"(2)	10.8"	+16.4"

The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".

January 2024 was about 1° below normal at Burlington to about 2.5° above normal at Dubuque.
Precipitation totals were about 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches above normal.
Snowfall totals were about 16 inches above normal with both Dubuque and Moline recording their 2nd Snowiest Januarys on record!

Please see Jan Records for monthly record information.

Burlington	Cedar Rapids	Davenport	Dubuque	Iowa City	Moline

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps should update to the most recent "last month" on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean