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 - 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