Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - APR Normals - APR Records

APRIL

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	52.2°	53.8°	-1.6°	4.41"	3.76"	+0.65"	NA	0.1"	NA
Cedar Rapids	49.4°	49.2°	+0.2°	3.89"	3.05"	+0.84"	NA	1.0"	NA
Davenport	50.4°	50.3°	+0.1°	5.84"	3.51"	+2.33"	T	NA	NA
Dubuque	47.8°	48.2°	-0.4°	4.20"	3.66"	+0.54"	5.0"	2.0"	+3.0"
Iowa City	51.1°	51.0°	+0.1°	4.55"	3.50"	+1.05"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	52.0°	51.4°	+0.6°	6.51" (6)	3.59"	+2.92"	0.0"	0.9"	-0.9"

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

APRIL 2019 was about normal to 1.5 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for APRIL 2019 were about 0.5 to 3.0 inches above normal.

Snowfall totals for APRIL 2019 were about 1 inch below normal at Moline to 3 inches above normal at Dubuque.

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