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 - JUL Normals - JUL Records

JULY

Site (Click site name for report)	Average Temperature	Normal 1991-2020	Departure From Normal	Precipitation Total	Normal 1991-2020	Departure From Normal
Burlington	77.6°	75.6°	+2.0°	8.80"	4.02"	+4.78" (5th)
Cedar Rapids	76.1°	72.8°	+3.3°	6.15"	4.41"	+1.74"
Davenport	76.1°	73.7°	+2.4°	9.42"	4.07"	+5.35"
Dubuque	74.5°	71.7°	+2.8°	8.30"	4.80"	+3.50" (9th)
Iowa City	77.5°	75.8°	+1.7°	7.84"	3.91"	+3.93"
Moline	77.0°	75.5°	+1.5°	9.31"	4.23"	+5.08" (5th)

The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
Note: Davenport and Iowa City do not have Top 10 listings due to a shorter period of record

July 2025 temperatures were 1.5 to 3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were well above normal for all climate sites. It was a Top 10 wettest month for Burlington, Dubuque, and Moline.
There were three daily precipitation records broken during the month:
Moline - 2.02" on 7/11, Burlington - 2.45" on 7/26, and Cedar Rapids - 1.27" on 7/30

For more on the stormy and very wet pattern for July 2025, see this heat and heavy rain summary.

Please see JUL Records for monthly record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps become available around 10 am on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean

A LOOK AHEAD

Climate Prediction Center

August Temperature Outlook	August Precipitation Outlook	August - October Temperature Outlook	August - October Precipitation Outlook

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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

July Climate Summary and Outlooks for August and August-October