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A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. Read More >

Seasonal Cooling Degree Days
1949-1968
Normals 1991-2020
Season Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
1949 0 0 8 47 277 428 526 431 278 75 2 0 2072
1950 0 2 11 97 260 457 480 479 285 153 13 0 2237
1951 0 2 10 69 282 517 621 578 368 163 1 3 2614
1952 1 0 5 40 261 518 509 645 297 78 11 0 2365
1953 0 0 32 53 299 619 607 535 364 103 0 0 2612
1954 0 0 36 162 181 450 573 546 400 140 0 2 2490
1955 0 0 24 165 269 435 491 492 347 103 3 1 2330
1956 0 8 22 92 361 546 547 508 356 143 0 0 2583
1957 0 7 4 64 172 405 575 546 263 64 1 0 2101
1958 0 0 0 38 233 501 601 535 310 60 1 0 2279
1959 0 1 4 99 270 422 412 510 355 53 3 0 2129
1960 0 0 10 100 263 531 490 498 323 131 6 0 2352
1961 0 0 3 114 282 389 411 423 270 90 0 0 1982
1962 0 9 10 103 397 422 537 569 294 161 1 0 2503
1963 0 0 46 188 318 434 580 536 343 197 11 0 2653
1964 0 0 2 134 338 562 686 692 359 85 38 4 2900
1965 1 0 0 131 220 426 561 465 316 69 11 0 2200
1966 0 0 25 34 219 398 601 441 244 48 0 1 2011
1967 0 0 46 142 256 456 498 401 201 72 1 0 2073
1968 0 0 8 25 201 381 424 449 237 128 0 0 1853
Average
1991-2020
0 4 33 120 334 530 600 566 343 129 13 0 2672