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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     -      Oct Normals     -     Oct Records
 
OCTOBER
 

 Site (Click site name for report)

Avg
Temp
Norm Dept
From
Norm
Precip
Total
Norm Dept
From
Norm
  Burlington 52.7° 55.4° -2.7°         5.72"          (8th wettest) 3.12" +2.60"
  Cedar Rapids 49.3° 50.6° -1.3° 3.87" 2.62" +1.25"
  Davenport 50.6° 51.7° -1.1° 6.70" 2.97" +3.73"
  Dubuque 48.1° 50.0° -1.9°         6.42"         (8th wettest) 2.66" +3.76"
  Iowa City 51.2° 52.0° -0.8° 7.22" 2.87" +4.35"
  Moline 52.4° 53.2° -0.8° 4.56" 2.97" +1.59"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
   October 2018 was approx 1 to 3 degrees below normal.
   Precipitation totals for October 2018 were wet, about 1.25" to 4.35" inches above normal.
   Please see Oct 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
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A LOOK AHEAD
 
 
November
Temperature Outlook
November
Precipitation Outlook
November - January
Temperature Outlook
November - January
Precipitation Outlook
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