Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Overview

Every ten years the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publishes new 30 year normals for the United States. The new normals for 1991-2020 are now available. Below are the new climate normals for the six primary climate sites in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois with a comparison to the 1981-2010 normals.

Red means the 1991-2020 normals are warmer/drier than the old normals. Green indicates the 1991-2020 normals are cooler/wetter than the old normals.

You can access the new normals page at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/

Note: Snowfall normals are no longer available for Burlington and Cedar Rapids.