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December
 

 Site
 
(Click site name for report)

Avg
Temp
Normal Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Normal Dept
From
Norm
Snowfall
Total
Normal Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 34.5° 29.1° +5.4° 1.12" 2.09" -0.97" NA 7.5" NA
  Cedar Rapids 30.3° 23.3° +7.0° 1.22" 1.42" -0.20" NA 7.8" NA
  Davenport 32.6° 25.3° +7.3° 1.28" 1.73" -0.45" 2.7" NA NA
  Dubuque 29.9° 22.8° +7.1° 1.39" 1.84" -0.45" 1.8" 11.8" -10.0"
  Iowa City 33.0° 25.2° +7.8° 1.31" 1.52" -0.21" NA NA NA
  Moline 33.5° 26.6° +6.9° 1.60" 2.18" -0.58" 3.9" 9.3" -5.4"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   December 2019 was about 5 to 8 degrees above normal.
   Precipitation totals for December 2019 were about 1/4" to 1" below normal.
   Snowfall totals for December 2019 were about 5 to 11 inches below normal.
   Please see Dec 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
 
 
 
 
Climate/Almanac Data   -   Annual Normals     -     Annual Records
 
2019
 

 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 51.3° 53.0° -1.7° 44.60" 38.48" +6.12" NA 23.5" NA
  Cedar Rapids 46.9° 48.2° -1.3° 40.20" 34.61" +5.59" NA 26.7" NA
  Davenport 49.2° 49.3° -0.1° 44.52" 36.03" +8.49" 53.3" NA NA
  Dubuque 46.1° 47.3° -1.2° 54.87" (4th) 36.29" +18.58" 65.4" (6th) 41.9" +23.5"
  Iowa City 49.7° 50.0° -0.3° 42.05" 36.28" +5.77" NA NA NA
  Moline 50.8° 50.7° +0.1° 49.59" (6th) 37.96" +11.63" 54.3" (7th) 31.6" +22.7"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
2019 temperatures were about normal to 2 degrees below normal.
Precipitation totals for 2019 ranged from 5.5 to 18.5 inches above normal.
Snowfall totals for 2019 were about 23 inches above normal.
Please see Annual Records for annual record information.
 
 
The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.
These maps will be updated on January 1.
 
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
 
2019 Climate Graphs
 
Burlington, IA Cedar Rapids, IA Dubuque, IA Moline, IL
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
January
Temperature Outlook
January
Precipitation Outlook
January - March
Temperature Outlook
January - March
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA