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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     -      APR Normals     -     APR Records
 
APRIL
 

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Avg
Temp
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Snow
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 44.4° 53.8° -9.4° 0.59" 3.76" -3.17" NA 0.1" NA
  Cedar Rapids 41.5° 49.2° -7.7° 0.43" 3.05" -2.62" NA 1.0" NA
  Davenport 41.4° 50.3° -8.9° 0.80" 3.51" -2.71" 3.5" NA NA
  Dubuque 38.8° (1) 48.2° -9.4° 1.59" 3.66" -2.07" 8.6" (5) 2.0" +6.6"
  Iowa City 42.5° 51.0° -8.5° 0.68" 3.50" -2.82" NA NA NA
  Moline 43.1° (3) 51.4° -8.4° 0.95" (10) 3.59" -2.64" 3.2" 0.9" +2.3"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   APRIL 2018 was about 8 to 9.5 degrees below normal.
   Precipitation totals for APRIL 2018 were about 2 to 3 inches below normal.
   Snowfall totals for APRIL 2018 were about 2 to 7 inches above normal.
   Please see APR 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
 
 
May
Temperature Outlook
May
Precipitation Outlook
May - July
Temperature Outlook
May - July
Precipitation Outlook
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