Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. 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	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Norm
Burlington	50.9°	55.4°	-4.5°	2.27"	3.12"	-0.85"	NA	0.0	NA
Cedar Rapids	46.4°	50.6°	-4.2°	3.34"	2.62"	+0.72"	NA	0.0	NA
Davenport	49.6°	51.7°	-2.1°	2.78"	2.97"	-0.19"	6.5"	NA	NA
Dubuque	46.6°	50.0°	-3.4°	6.89" (4)	2.66"	+4.23"	9.2" (1)	T	+9.2
Iowa City	49.4°	52.0°	-2.6°	2.14"	2.87"	-0.73"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	51.0°	53.2°	-2.2°	3.03"	2.97"	+0.06"	5.8" (2)	0.0	+5.8

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

October 2019 was about 2 to 4 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals for October 2019 were roughly an inch below normal at Burlington to 3/4 of an inch above normal at Cedar Rapids, with the exception of Dubuque which was over 4" inches above normal.

Dubuque had its snowiest October on record as well as its 4th wettest October.
Moline had its 2nd snowiest October on record. [Record Snowiest = 1967 (6.6")]
All six sites had snow on Halloween!

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	Accumulated Snowfall	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean