Monthly Summary

  • Article #401: August 2003

    Midwest Overview - August, 2003 August 2003 was again another eventful month in the Midwest. Moderate to extreme drought spread f...

  • Article #412: October 2003

    Midwest Overview - October, 2003 In October 2003, the Midwest experienced the 28th driest and 51st coldest October in the last 10...

  • Article #417: November 2003

    Midwest Overview - November, 2003 November 2003 was the 7th wettest November in the Midwest for 109 years. Large...

  • Article #422: December 2003

    Midwest Overview - December, 2003 December 2003 was somewhat wetter and warmer than normal in the Midwest, the...

  • Article #427: January 2004

    Midwest Overview - January 2004 January 2004 was cooler and somewhat wetter than normal, with some significant snow as compa...

  • Article #432: February 2004

    Midwest Overview - February 2004 February 2004 temperatures averaged above normal in the Midwest (39th warmest), while preci...

  • Article #437: March 2004

    Midwest Overview - March, 2004 March 2004 was noteworthy for its precipitation and warmth in the Midwest, which had its 17th we...

  • Article #446: May 2004

    Midwest Overview - May, 2004 May 2004 was a record wet month in the Midwest, with the precipitation average for the 9-state reg...

  • Article #451: June 2004

    Midwest Overview - June, 2004 June 2004 continued the wetter-than-normal pattern of May for the first half of the mon...

  • Article #456: July 2004

    Midwest Overview - July, 2004 Cool, Moist, and Occasionally Stormy During July July 2004 was wetter and cooler than nor...

  • Article #461: August 2004

    Midwest Overview - August, 2004 Unusually Cold, Extremely Wet August 2004 was much colder than normal and wetter than...

  • Article #466: September 2004

    Midwest Overview - September, 2004 Another Unusual Month, But the Opposite of the Last One September was a very unusual...

  • Article #471: October 2004

    Midwest Overview - October, 2004 Temperatures in October were generally near to above normal across most of the Midwest, rang...

  • Article #476: November 2004

    Midwest Overview - November, 2004 A Warm and Moist November Turns Snowy at the End November 2004 was the 13th warmest a...

  • Article #481: December 2004

    Midwest Overview - December, 2004 December Features Record-Breaking Snow, Cold, and Warmth It was a climatological roller co...

  • Article #486: January 2005

    Midwest Overview - January, 2005 A Wet and Wild January for the Midwest The month of January 2005 will go down in Midwe...

  • Article #491: February 2005

    Midwest Overview - February, 2005 A Well-Tempered February Makes Few Headlines The Midwest experienced moderate tempera...

  • Article #496: March 2005

    Midwest Overview - March, 2005 March weather in the Midwest was generally cold and dry, yet the Midwest managed to ex...

  • Article #501: April 2005

    Midwest Overview - April, 2005 April Starts Like Spring, Ends Like Winter Warm and dry weather dominated the first three weeks o...

  • Article #506: May 2005

    Midwest Overview - May, 2005 May Dryness Turns to Drought in the Central Midwest The month of May has been...