Climate Reports: May & Spring (Mar-May) 2016

Climate/Almanac Data - May Normals - May Records

May

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	62.2°	63.7°	-1.5°	3.00"	4.85"	-1.85"
Cedar Rapids	60.5°	60.1°	+0.4°	3.30"	4.15"	-0.85"
Davenport	61.5°	60.8°	+0.7°	4.24"	4.25"	-0.01"
Dubuque	59.0°	58.8°	+0.2°	4.33"	4.19"	+0.14"
Iowa City	61.3°	61.4°	-0.1°	3.66"	4.21"	-0.55"
Moline	62.6°	61.8°	+0.8°	3.32"	4.32"	-1.00"

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

May 2016 was about 1 degree above normal to 1.5 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for May 2016 were about normal to 2 inches below normal.

Please see May 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Spring Normals - Spring Records

Spring
(Mar-May)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	53.6°	53.0°	+0.6°	9.47"	11.40"	-1.93"	NA	2.0"	NA
Cedar Rapids	50.8°	48.6°	+2.2°	8.06"	9.30"	-1.24"	NA	4.1"	NA
Davenport	51.7°	49.8°	+1.9°	9.78"	10.28"	-0.50"	1.2"	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.1°	47.4°	+1.7°	9.87"	10.26"	-0.39"	3.3"	8.3"	-5.0"
Iowa City	51.9°	50.3°	+1.6°	7.86"	9.93"	-2.07"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	53.1°	50.8°	+2.3°	8.67"	10.77"	-2.10"	2.9"	4.9"	-2.0"

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

Spring 2016 was about 0.5 to 2 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for Spring 2016 were around 0.5 to 2 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for Spring 2016 were around 2 to 5 inches below normal.

Please see Spring Records for seasonal record information.

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

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