Monthly Summary

  • Article #287: September 2001

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. Portions of the Midwest stretching from western Missouri to northeastern Michigan were quit...

  • Article #292: October 2001

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest was extremely wet in October, with the regional precipitation total ranking as...

  • Article #297: November 2001

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The nine-state Midwest region reached an all-time maximum temperature record for the month...

  • Article #302: December 2001

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest was on course to experience record warmth for a second month in a row when the...

  • Article #307: January 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The month of January was the 5th warmest in the Midwest in 108 years, with many locations e...

  • Article #313: February 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The course of generally warm conditions that the Midwest has experienced since November con...

  • Article #318: March 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. After the warmest November through February in history, the Midwest turned colder than norm...

  • Article #323: April 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The central and eastern Midwest became quite wet under the influence of an active weath...

  • Article #327: May 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest experienced its 11th wettest May on record, continuing a trend from earlier in th...

  • Article #333: June 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest experienced its 42nd wettest June on record. However, unlike during the sp...

  • Article #338: July 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest had a typical precipitation total for the region in July, ranking 47th wettest on...

  • Article #343: August 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest once again experienced a split precipitation pattern, with the jet stream dipping...

  • Article #348: September 2002

    Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies. The Midwest was dry most of the month until the remnants of Tropical Stor...

  • Article #361: December 2002

    Midwest Overview - December, 2002 December 2002 was pretty active in the southern and southeastern Midwest, but very quiet in the northern Midwest an...

  • Article #366: January 2003

    Midwest Overview - January, 2003 January 2003 was surprising in several ways in the Midwest. El Niño did not bring its warming influences as far east...

  • Article #371: February 2003

    Midwest Overview - February, 2003 Winter intensified during February, with cooler than normal and wetter than normal conditions bringing welcome reli...

  • Article #377: March 2003

    Midwest Overview - March, 2003 Climatological spring began this March considerably drier and cooler than normal,...

  • Article #382: April 2003

    Midwest Overview - April, 2003 April 2003 was close to normal for the Midwest in many respects. The precipitation...

  • Article #387: May 2003

    Midwest Overview - May, 2003 May 2003 was quite eventful in the Midwest. After a slow start earlier in the spri...

  • Article #392: June 2003

    Midwest Overview - June, 2003 During June 2003, the western and southeastern Midwest was considerably wetter...