Monthly Summary

  • Article #165: July 2021

    Near Normal Temperatures for July July temperatures averaged close to normal for nearly all of the Midwest. Average temperatures were within 2°F of no...

  • Article #139: June 2021

    Above Normal Temperatures June temperatures were above normal for much of the Midwest. Regionwide average temperature was 71.5°F, which was 2.5°F abov...

  • Article #968: May 2021

    Monthly Overview - May 2021 Fairly Dry May Drier conditions were widespread across the Midwest in May (Figure 1).  Regionwide precipi...

  • Article #961: April 2021

    Monthly Overview - April 2021 Fairly Dry Drier weather was common across the Midwest during the month of April (Figure 1).  Total prec...

  • Article #952: March 2021

    Monthly Overview - March 2021 Some Wetter Weather Wetter weather was common across the Midwest in March (Figure 1). Regionwide precipi...

  • Article #935: February, 2021

    Monthly Overview - February 2021 Brrr!  Cold Air Arrives in the Region Extreme cold impacted the Midwest in February.  Though the c...

  • Article #934: January 2021

    Monthly Overview - January 2021 Precipitation Dry conditions in the Upper Midwest led to a drier January for the Midwest (Figure 1)....

  • Article #1075: December 2020

    Monthly Overview - December 2020 Mostly Dry December Precipitation was limited across the Midwest in December (Figure 1). Regionwide,...

  • Article #1070: November 2020

    Monthly Overview - November 2020 Drier Than Normal Scattered precipitation in the Midwest left more areas dry than wet in November (Fi...

  • Article #1065: October 2020

    Monthly Overview - October 2020 Varying Precipitation Wetter conditions across the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes were offset by drier co...

  • Article #1055: September 2020

    Monthly Overview - September 2020 Scattered Rainfall Precipitation was scattered across the Midwest in September, with many areas drier than w...

  • Article #1046: August 2020

    Monthly Overview - August 2020 Scattered Rainfall Precipitation was scattered across the Midwest, with the central Midwest very dry and areas...

  • Article #1032: July 2020

    Monthly Overview - July 2020 Heavy Thunderstorm Rain Thunderstorms scattered heavy precipitation across the Midwest in July (Figure 1)....

  • Article #1025: June 2020

    Monthly Overview - June 2020 Scattered Thunderstorms Thunderstorms were scattered across the region in June, leaving some areas of the Midwe...

  • Article #1019: May 2020

    Monthly Overview - May 2020 Slightly Wetter May Precipitation was near to above normal across most of the Midwest in May (Figure 1). ...

  • Article #1008: April 2020

    Monthly Overview - April 2020 Varied Precipitaiton Similar storm tracks across the Midwest in April left some areas very wet while others dr...

  • Article #1001: March 2020

    Monthly Overview - March 2020 Plentiful Precipitation Wet weather was widespread across the Midwest in March (Figure 1). Precipitation...

  • Article #994: February 2020

    Monthly Overview - February 2020 Precipitation Drier weather to the north and wetter weather to the south led to near-normal precipitation f...

  • Article #987: January 2020

    Monthly Overview - January 2020 Wetter Than Normal Moderate to heavy precipitation fell across most of the Midwest in January (Figure...

  • Article #1174: December 2019

    Monthly Overview - December 2019 Precipitation Two main storm tracks left Missouri, Illinois and eastern Iowa dry while the Upper Midwest a...