Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for the Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Dec Normals - Dec Records

December

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	27.5°	29.9°	-2.4°	1.54"	1.87"	-0.33"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	22.0°	25.2°	-3.2°	1.25"	1.59"	-0.34"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	24.2°	27.6°	-3.4°	1.36"	1.64"	-0.28"	8.2"	NA	NA
Dubuque	22.1°	24.5°	-2.4°	0.96"	1.80"	-0.84"	8.5"	10.3"	-1.8"
Iowa City	24.4°	28.2°	-3.8°	1.20"	1.45"	-0.25"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	25.3°	28.9°	-3.6°	1.97"	2.04"	-0.07"	9.6"	8.8"	+0.8"

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

December 2025 was about 2 to 4 degrees below normal.

Precipitation totals were near to 0.84 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals were near to 1.8 inches below normal.

Please see Dec Records for monthly record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps become available on the first of the month.


Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall


Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean

Climate/Almanac Data - Annual Normals - Annual Records

2025 Annual Climate

Site (Click site for report)	Avg Temp	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snowfall Total	Normal 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	53.0°	51.9°	+1.1°	30.70"	37.86"	-7.16"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	50.5°	48.2°	+2.3°	27.09"	35.91"	-8.82"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	51.4°	49.9°	+1.5°	32.16"	36.17"	-4.01"	30.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.1°	47.2°	+1.9°	32.13"	38.20"	-6.07"	34.1"	42.5"	-8.4"
Iowa City	52.1°	51.0°	+1.1°	26.62"	35.68"	-9.06"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	51.8°	51.2°	+0.6°	32.43"	38.27"	-5.84"	25.7"	36.1"	-10.4"

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

The yearly average temperature for 2025 was 0.6 to 2.3 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were 4 to 9 inches below normal.

Snowfall totals for 2025 were about 8 to 10 inches below normal.

Please see Annual Records for annual record information.

The climate maps below are courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and Midwest Regional Climate Center.

These maps will be updated on January 1.

Average Temperature	Accumulated Precipitation	Accumulated Snowfall


Average Temperature Departure from Mean	Accumulated Precipitation Percent of Mean	Accumulated Snowfall Percent of Mean