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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
1969-1988
Normals 1991-2020
Season Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
1969 0 0 0 66 170 402 597 559 286 97 5 0 2182
1970 0 0 0 37 205 389 542 467 301 59 0 1 2001
1971 0 0 19 59 245 410 491 301 256 47 3 0 1831
1972 0 0 31 187 183 423 446 338 249 88 0 0 1945
1973 0 0 0 18 178 368 414 437 229 88 5 0 1737
1974 0 0 58 109 394 488 575 455 136 50 5 0 2270
1975 0 0 10 80 220 466 404 439 217 86 5 0 1927
1976 0 10 21 68 155 398 344 434 219 22 0 0 1671
1977 0 0 9 21 359 522 584 638 518 112 1 0 2764
1978 0 0 38 139 260 401 531 438 233 30 0 0 2070
1979 0 0 5 43 216 383 539 442 314 167 0 0 2109
1980 0 0 0 17 166 514 600 498 260 33 2 0 2090
1981 0 0 0 71 188 428 583 480 327 135 0 0 2212
1982 0 3 20 84 204 429 543 556 374 111 1 0 2325
1983 0 0 5 64 227 439 588 599 401 151 11 0 2485
1984 0 0 10 69 296 447 500 482 267 39 2 0 2112
1985 0 1 26 115 311 376 505 599 310 56 3 0 2302
1986 0 13 13 147 259 371 496 460 286 38 0 0 2083
1987 0 0 0 39 151 328 487 511 251 86 7 0 1860
1988 0 0 13 51 198 414 397 452 242 52 22 0 1841
Average
1991-2020
0 4 33 120 334 530 600 566 343 129 13 0 2672