Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Feb Normals - Feb Records

FEBRUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	33.9°	28.8°	+5.1°	2.36"	1.69"	+0.67"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	28.0°	24.1°	+3.9°	2.47"	1.22"	+1.25"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	32.0°	26.3°	+5.7°	3.49"	1.44"	+2.05"	5.5"	NA	NA
Dubuque	26.4°	22.9°	+3.5°	2.98"(7)	1.57"	+1.41"	16.1"(9T)	10.6"	+5.5"
Iowa City	29.8°	27.0°	+2.8°	3.73"	1.21"	+2.52"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	33.8°	27.7°	+6.1°	3.52"(7)	1.83"	+1.69"	3.4"	8.6"	-5.2"

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

February 2023 was about 3 to 6 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were mostly 1.25 to 2.5 inches above normal, with the exception of Burlington which was only 2/3" above normal.

It was the 7th Wettest February for both Dubuque and Moline.

Snowfall totals were about 5 inches below normal at Moline and 5.5 inches above normal at Dubuque.

Dubuque tied it's 9th Snowiest February on record.

Please see Feb Records for monthly record information.

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

Some of these maps become available during the afternoon 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Winter Normals - Winter Records

WINTER
(DEC-FEB)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	30.7°	27.7°	+3.0°	4.91"	5.01"	-0.10"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	25.5°	23.0°	+2.5°	5.10"	3.76"	+1.34"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	29.0°	25.3°	+3.7°	6.65"	4.22"	+2.43"	17.3"	NA	NA
Dubuque	24.9°	22.1°	+2.8°	7.75"(5)	4.69"	+3.06"	33.5"	31.6"	+1.9"
Iowa City	27.7°	26.0°	+1.7°	6.62"	3.70"	+2.92"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	31.1°	26.6°	+4.5°	7.39"	5.53"	+1.86"	11.6"	28.2"	-16.6"

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

Winter 2022-2023 was about 2 to 4.5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about 1 to 3 inches above normal, with the exception of Burlington which was just about normal.

It was the 5th Wettest Winter on record in Dubuque.

Snowfall totals were about 2 inches above normal at Dubuque to nearly 17 inches below normal in Moline.

Please see Winter Records for seasonal record information.

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

Some of these maps become available during the afternoon 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