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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     -      Oct Normals     -     Oct Records
 
OCTOBER
 

 Site
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Avg
Temp
Normal Dept
From
Normal
Precip
Total
Normal Dept
From
Normal
Snowfall
Total
Normal Dept
From
Normal
  Burlington 55.3° 54.2° +1.1° 2.60" 3.09" -0.49" NA NA NA
  Cedar Rapids 53.7° 50.7° +3.0° 2.96" 2.91" 0.05" NA NA NA
  Davenport 54.6° 52.5° +2.1° 3.30" 2.70" +0.60" 0.0" NA NA
  Dubuque 52.3° 49.9° +2.4° 5.47" 2.93" +2.54" 0.1" 0.5" -0.4"
  Iowa City 54.9° 53.1° +1.8° 2.47" 2.98" -0.51" NA NA NA
  Moline 55.4° 53.7° +1.7° 2.93" 2.81" 0.12" 0.0" 0.3" -0.3"
The ranking is listed in parentheses (__) when within the "Top 10".
 
October 2023 was about 1 to 3 degrees above normal.
Precipitation totals varied from around a half inch below normal to 2.5" above normal.
Please see Oct Records for monthly record information.
 
           
Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque Iowa City Moline
NA NA NA NA NA NA
           
 
The climate maps below are courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center 
These maps should update to the most recent "last month" on the first of the month.
       
Average
Temperature
Temperature
Departure from Normal

Precipitation
Precipitation
Percent of Normal
NA NA NA NA
 
 
 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
 
Climate Prediction Center
 
November
Temperature Outlook
November
Precipitation Outlook
November - January
Temperature Outlook
November - January
Precipitation Outlook
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