Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. 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

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

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 Normal	Precipitation Total	Normal 1991-2020	Departure From Normal
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"