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 - APR Normals - APR Records

APRIL

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Precip Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm	Snow Total	Norm 1991-2020	Dept From Norm
Burlington	53.8°	52.3°	+1.5°	7.01" (5)	3.92"	+3.09"	NA	NA	NA
Cedar Rapids	51.3°	48.9°	+2.3°	3.11"	3.56"	-0.45"	NA	NA	NA
Davenport	52.1°	50.3°	+1.8°	5.85"	3.61"	+2.24"	1.6	NA	NA
Dubuque	49.8°	47.4°	+2.4°	4.82"	4.06"	+0.76"	6.5	1.9"	+4.6"
Iowa City	52.9°	51.4°	+1.5°	5.30"	3.76"	+1.54"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	53.3°	51.4°	+1.9°	6.03" (9)	3.81"	+2.22"	1.4	1.1"	+0.3"

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

April 2024 was about 1.5 to 2.5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals were about 0.5 inches below normal to 3 inches above normal.

Snow totals were about normal to 4.5 inches above normal.

Please see APR Records for monthly record information.

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

These maps become available around midday 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