Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for the Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Jan Normals - Jan Records

JANUARY

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm	Dept From Norm
Burlington	23.6°	25.8°	-2.2°	0.61"	1.24"	-0.63"	NA	6.7"	NA
Cedar Rapids	20.4°	19.5°	+0.9°	0.45"	0.92"	-0.47"	NA	6.2"	NA
Davenport	22.1°	21.2°	+0.9°	0.34"	1.19"	-0.85"	1.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	19.2°	19.0°	+0.2°	1.19"	1.17"	+0.02"	3.5"	10.0"	-6.5"
Iowa City	22.1°	22.1°	0.0°	0.29"	0.92"	-0.63"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	22.6°	22.6°	0.0°	0.41"	1.49"	-1.08"	2.2"	9.4"	-7.2"

The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".

January 2018 ranged from near 1 degree above normal to around 2 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for January 2018 were near normal to just above an inch below normal.

Snowfall totals for January 2018 were about 6 to 8 inches below normal.

Please see Jan 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