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 - August Normals - August Records

August

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	73.3°	75.1°	-1.8°	3.50"	4.27"	-0.77"
Cedar Rapids	69.3°	71.0°	-1.7°	5.26"	4.48"	+0.78"
Davenport	71.3°	71.2°	+0.1°	2.95"	4.62"	-1.67"
Dubuque	68.3°	70.0°	-1.7°	5.02"	4.40"	+0.62"
Iowa City	73.2°	72.7°	+0.5°	4.71"	4.50"	+0.21"
Moline	73.0°	73.5°	-0.5°	3.92"	4.52"	-0.60"

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

August 2019 was about 2 degrees below normal to near normal.

Precipitation totals for August 2019 were near normal across most of the area, but almost 2 inches below normal in Davenport.

Please see August 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

Climate/Almanac Data - Summer Normals - Summer Records

Summer
(Jun-Aug)

Site (Click site name for report courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.)	Average Temperature	Normal	Departure From Normal	Precipitation Total	Normal	Departure From Normal
Burlington	74.7°	75.1°	-0.4°	9.24"	12.99"	-3.75"
Cedar Rapids	71.3°	71.2°	+0.1°	11.62"	13.86"	-2.24"
Davenport	73.2°	71.6°	+1.6°	9.49"	13.01"	-3.52"
Dubuque	70.2°	70.1°	+0.1°	13.89"	13.11"	+0.78"
Iowa City	74.6°	73.0°	+1.6°	9.13"	14.06"	-4.93"
Moline	75.0°	73.5°	+1.5°	9.61"	13.30"	-3.69"