Storm Surge Flooding Continues in the Outer Banks; Dangerous Heat in the West

Storm surge flooding will continue through tonight in the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. Wind gusts up to tropical storm force are possible along the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts through Friday. A dangerous, record heat wave will continue across the Desert Southwest and the Central Valley of California through Saturday. 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