Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Oct Normals - Oct Records

OCTOBER

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Normal	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Normal	Snowfall Total	Normal	Dept From Normal
Burlington	58.2°	54.2°	+4.0°	1.97"	3.09"	-1.12"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	56.7°	50.7°	+6.0°	3.33"	2.91"	+0.42"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	56.7°	52.5°	+4.2°	1.55"	2.70"	-1.15"	T	NA	NA
Dubuque	55.4°	49.9°	+5.5°	2.79"	2.93"	-0.14"	0.0"	0.5"	-0.5"
Iowa City	57.5°	53.1°	+4.4°	2.05"	2.98"	-0.93"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	57.8°	53.7°	+4.1°	1.34"	2.81"	-1.47"	0.0"	0.3"	-0.3"

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

October 2024 was 4 to 6 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about normal near Cedar Rapids and Dubuque to around 1 to 1.5 inches below normal elsewhere.

Please see Oct Records for monthly record information.


Burlington	Cedar Rapids	Davenport	Dubuque	Iowa City	Moline

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

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