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Heavy Rainfall in South Florida; Active Weather in the West

A stalled front will continue to bring additional heavy rainfall potential over the next few days across southern Florida, with localized and urban flooding possible. A strong Pacific storm will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Northern Great Basin, the Rockies and into the Southwest through Saturday. Heavy rainfall may result in isolated flash flooding near burn scars. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data   -    August Normals     -     August Records
 
August
 

 Site
 
(Click site name for report)

Avg
Temp
Normal
1991-2020
Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Normal
1991-2020
Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 72.6° 73.8° -1.2° 2.56" 3.77" -1.21"
  Cedar Rapids 71.6° 70.8° +0.8° 3.27" 4.07" -0.80"
  Davenport 71.8° 71.7° +0.1° 4.64" 3.96" +0.68"
  Dubuque 71.4° 69.8° +1.6° 2.73" 3.95" -1.22"
  Iowa City 73.5° 73.5° 0.0° 4.29" 3.94" +0.35"
  Moline 73.2° 73.4° -0.2° 4.26" 3.97" +0.29"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   August 2024 was about 1 degree below normal at Burlington to 1.5 degrees above normal at Dubuque.
   Precipitation totals varied from near 1.25" below normal at Burlington and Dubuque, to almost 0.75" above normal at Davenport.
   Please see August Records for monthly record information.
 
Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque Iowa City Moline
NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
 
The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.
These maps become available around 10am on the first of the month.
 
Average
Temperature
Average
Temperature
Departure from Mean
Accumulated
Precipitation
Accumulated
Precipitation
Percent of Mean
NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
 
Climate/Almanac Data   -   Summer Normals     -     Summer Records
 
Summer
(Jun-Aug)
 

 Site
 (Click site name for report courtesy of the
   Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)

Average
Temperature
Normal
1991-2020
Departure
From
Norm
al
Precipitation
Total
Normal
1991-2020
Departure
From
Norm
al
  Burlington 73.5° 73.9° -0.4° 13.85" 12.66" +1.19"
  Cedar Rapids 72.2° 71.1° +1.1° 16.22" 14.04" +2.18"
  Davenport 72.4° 72.2° +0.2° 14.70" 12.76" +1.94"
  Dubuque 71.3° 70.0° +1.3° 14.54" 13.94" +0.60"
  Iowa City 73.9° 73.9° 0.0° 16.46" 13.14" +3.32"
  Moline 73.8° 73.7° +0.1° 13.15" 13.21" -0.06"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   Summer 2024 was near normal to about 1.5 degrees above normal at Dubuque.
   Precipitation totals were near normal to about 2 inches above normal, with the exception of Iowa City which was about 3.3" above 
   normal.
   Please see Summer Records for seasonal record information.
 
 
The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.
The maps below will be updated by late morning on the first of the month.
 
Average
Temperature
Average
Temperature
Departure from Mean
Accumulated
Precipitation
Accumulated
Precipitation
Percent of Mean
   
NA NA NA NA    
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
Climate Prediction Center
 
September
Temperature Outlook
September
Precipitation Outlook
September - November
Temperature Outlook
September - November
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA