Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Climate/Almanac Data - Mar Normals - Mar Records

MARCH

Site (Click site name for report)	Avg Temp	Normal	Dept From Normal	Precip Total	Normal	Dept From Normal	Snow Total	Normal	Dept From Normal
Burlington	45.2°	41.6°	+3.6°	2.59"	2.79"	-0.20"	NA	1.9"	NA
Cedar Rapids	40.6°	36.6°	+4.0°	1.77"	2.10"	-0.33"	NA	3.1"	NA
Davenport	42.9°	38.2°	+4.7°	2.15"	2.52"	-0.37"	1.8"	NA	NA
Dubuque	39.8°	35.4°	+4.4°	1.88"	2.41"	-0.53"	3.8"	6.3"	-2.5"
Iowa City	43.3°	38.6°	+4.7°	2.63"	2.22"	+0.41"	NA	NA	NA
Moline	44.1°	39.1°	+5.0°	2.52"	2.86"	-0.34"	1.8"	4.0"	-2.2"

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

March 2021 was about 3 to 5 degrees above normal.

Precipitation totals for March 2021 ranged from half an inch below normal to half an inch above normal.

Snowfall totals for March 2021 were 2 to 3 inches below normal.

Please see Mar 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