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JANUARY
 

 Site (Click site name for report)

Avg
Temp
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Snow
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 27.0° 25.8° + 1.2° 2.11" 1.24" + 0.87" NA 6.7" NA
  Cedar Rapids 21.7° 19.5° + 2.2° 1.65" 0.92" + 0.73" NA 6.2" NA
  Davenport 25.2° 21.2° + 4.0° 1.73" 1.19" + 0.54" 14.0" NA NA
  Dubuque 22.0° 19.0° + 3.0° 1.48" 1.17" + 0.31" 21.1" (2) 10.0" + 11.1"
  Iowa City 24.8° 22.1° + 2.7° 1.48" 0.92" + 0.56" NA NA NA
  Moline 26.3° 22.6° + 3.7° 2.11" 1.49" + 0.62" 14.6" 9.4" + 5.2"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
  • January 2021 was about one to four degrees above normal.
  • Precipitation totals for January 2021 were about three tenths to just under one inch above normal.
  • Snowfall totals for January 2021 were about 5 to 11 inches above normal.
  • Dubuque recorded its second snowiest January on record (previous was 19.3 inches in 2000).
Please see Jan Records for monthly record information.
 
 
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
Accumulated
Snowfall
Accumulated
Snowfall
Percent of Mean
NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
February
Temperature Outlook
February
Precipitation Outlook
February - April
Temperature Outlook
February - April
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA
 
For more information on the Climate Outlooks, see the CPC.