| Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records |
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| December |
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Site
(Click site name for report)
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Avg
Temp |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
Precip
Total |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
Snowfall
Total |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
| Burlington |
27.7° |
29.1° |
-1.4° |
0.14" |
2.09" |
-1.95" |
NA |
7.5" |
NA |
| Cedar Rapids |
23.6° |
23.3° |
+0.3° |
0.61" |
1.42" |
-0.81" |
NA |
7.8" |
NA |
| Davenport |
25.1° |
25.3° |
-0.2° |
0.54" |
1.73" |
-1.19" |
6.4" |
NA |
NA |
| Dubuque |
22.3° |
22.8° |
-0.5° |
0.71" |
1.84" |
-1.13" |
5.7" |
11.8" |
-6.1" |
| Iowa City |
26.5° |
25.2° |
+1.3° |
0.63" |
1.52" |
-0.89" |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Moline |
27.1° |
26.6° |
+0.5° |
0.52" |
2.18" |
-1.66" |
9.6" |
9.3" |
+0.3" |
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| The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10". |
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| December 2017 ranged from near 1.5°F below normal to around 1.5°F degrees above normal. |
| Precipitation totals for December 2017 were near a quarter of an inch to around 2 inches below normal. |
| Snowfall totals for December 2017 were near to around 6 inches below normal. |
| Please see Dec Records for monthly record information. |
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| The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center. |
| These maps become available around 10am on the first of the month. |
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Temperature |
Average
Temperature
Departure from Mean |
Accumulated
Precipitation |
Accumulated
Precipitation
Percent of Mean |
Accumulated
Snowfall |
Accumulated
Snowfall
Percent of Mean |
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| Climate/Almanac Data - Annual Normals - Annual Records |
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| 2017 |
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Site
(Click site name for report courtesy of the
Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)
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Avg
Temp |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
Precip
Total |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
Snowfall
Total |
Normal |
Dept
From
Norm |
| Burlington |
53.7° |
53.0° |
+0.7° |
31.60" |
38.48" |
-6.88" |
NA |
23.5" |
NA |
| Cedar Rapids |
50.1° |
48.2° |
+1.9° |
26.09" |
34.61" |
-8.52" |
NA |
26.7" |
NA |
| Davenport |
51.1° |
49.3° |
+1.8° |
36.91" |
36.03" |
+0.88" |
15.2" |
NA |
NA |
| Dubuque |
48.7° |
47.3° |
+1.4° |
36.00" |
36.29" |
-0.29" |
15.5" (2) |
41.9" |
-26.4" |
| Iowa City |
52.8° |
50.0° |
+2.8° |
31.21" |
36.28" |
-5.07" |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Moline |
52.8° (8) |
50.7° |
+2.1° |
36.11" |
37.96" |
-1.85" |
18.2" |
31.6" |
-13.4" |
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| The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10". |
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| 2017 was about 1 to 3 degrees above normal. |
| Precipitation totals for 2017 ranged from around 1 inch above normal at Davenport to near 9 inches below normal at Cedar Rapids. |
| Snowfall totals for 2017 were between 10 to 25 inches below normal. Dubuque recorded it's second least snowy season on record. |
| Please see Annual Records for annual record information. |
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| The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center. |
| These maps will be updated on January 1, 2017. |
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Temperature |
Average
Temperature
Departure from Mean |
Accumulated
Precipitation |
Accumulated
Precipitation
Percent of Mean |
Accumulated
Snowfall |
Accumulated
Snowfall
Percent of Mean |
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| 2017 Climate Graphs |
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| Burlington, IA |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Dubuque, IA |
Moline, IL |
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| A LOOK AHEAD |
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January
Temperature Outlook |
January
Precipitation Outlook |
January - March
Temperature Outlook |
January - March
Precipitation Outlook |
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