Monthly Summary

  • Article #1207: May 2018

    Monthly Overview - May 2018 Record Warmth Following the 2nd coolest April on record (1895-2018 period) in the Midwest, May went the other dir...

  • Article #1202: April 2018

    Monthly Overview - April 2018 Very Cold Temperatures Average temperatures in April 2018 (Figure 1) were the second coldest on record (...

  • Article #1197: March 2018

    Monthly Overview - March 2018 Slightly Cool Temperatures Despite a warm first week of March, the monthly averaged temperatures were either ne...

  • Article #1189: February 2018

    Monthly Overview - February 2018 Temperature Contrast February temperatures across the Midwest ranged from well below-normal in the northwest...

  • Article #1184: January 2018

    Monthly Overview - January 2018   Big Temperature Swings The Midwest saw big temperature swings in January. The month began with frigid t...

  • Article #1384: December 2017

    Monthly Overview - December 2017 Arctic Air Late in Month Temperatures were mostly above normal in the first two-thirds of December, especiall...

  • Article #1379: November 2017

    Monthly Overview - November 2017 Both Dry and Wet The Midwest saw a mix of dry and wet weather in November. Only Michigan saw near-normal pre...

  • Article #1374: October 2017

    Monthly Overview - October 2017 Shift to Wetter Conditions for Most of Midwest October was wetter than normal for much of the Midwest followi...

  • Article #1369: September 2017

    Monthly Overview - September 2017 Dry Condition for Most of Midwest A large swath of the Midwest, extending from Missouri to Lower Michigan, r...

  • Article #1364: August 2017

    Monthly Overview - August 2017 Cool August August temperatures were below normal across nearly all of the Midwest (Figure 1).  Only a...

  • Article #1359: July 2017

    Monthly Overview - July 2017 Precipitation Varied Rainfall totals across the Midwest in July ranged from less than an inch to more than eight...

  • Article #1354: June 2017

    Monthly Overview - June 2017 Wet Conditions in the North Wet conditions in Wisconsin and Michigan ranged up to 200% of normal (Figure...

  • Article #1349: May 2017

    Monthly Overview - May 2017 Seasonal Temperatures Temperatures in May averaged to within a couple degrees of normal across nearly all of the...

  • Article #1340: April 2017

    Monthly Overview - April 2017 Wet April for a Majority of the Midwest April precipitation totals were above normal for a majority of the region, w...

  • Article #1329: March 2017

    Monthly Overview - March 2017 Wet, with a Few Days of Snow Wet weather was common across most of the Midwest in March (Figure 1).  Th...

  • Article #1317: February 2017

    Monthly Overview - February 2017 Near-Record Warm February Temperatures for the month of February in the Midwest were very warm and broke reco...

  • Article #1298: January 2017

    Monthly Overview - January 2017 Widespread Warmth After a Cold Start to the Month January temperatures averaged above normal across the Midwes...

  • Article #1446: December 2016

    Monthly Overview - December 2016 Wet, Dry, Wet from Northwest to Southeast Precipitation was below normal for most of Missouri, Illinois, Indi...

  • Article #1441: November 2016

    Monthly Overview - November 2016 Very Warm Temperatures Temperatures in November were well above normal, especially in the northwestern parts...

  • Article #1436: October 2016

    Monthly Overview - October 2016 Warm Autumn Continues On the heels of a warm September, warmth continued to be the story across the Midwest. O...