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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. 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 28.2° 25.8° +2.4° 2.10" 1.24" +0.86" NA 6.7" NA
  Cedar Rapids 23.5° 19.5° +4.0° 1.70" 0.92" +0.78" NA 6.2" NA
  Davenport 26.7° 21.2° +5.5° 1.93" 1.19" +0.74" 13.1" NA NA
  Dubuque 24.1° 19.0° +5.1° 1.79" 1.17" +0.62" 12.9" 10.0" +2.9"
  Iowa City 27.3° 22.1° +5.2° 1.73" 0.92" +0.81" NA NA NA
  Moline 28.1° 22.6° +5.5° 2.58" 1.49" +1.09" 12.5" 9.4" +3.1"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
  • January 2020 was about 2.5 to 5.5 degrees above normal.
  • Precipitation totals for January 2020 were about 2/3 to 1 inch above normal.
  • Snowfall totals for January 2020 were about 3 inches above 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
NA NA NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
February
Temperature Outlook
February
Precipitation Outlook
February - April
Temperature Outlook
February - April
Precipitation Outlook
NA NA NA NA
 
For more information on the Climate Outlooks, see the CPC.