Monthly Summary

  • Article #175: August 2022

    Near Normal August, Above Normal Summer Temperature The average temperature for August in the Midwest was 71.4°F, which was 0.5°F above the 1991-2020...

  • Article #169: July 2022

    Near Normal to Above Normal Temperatures The July average temperature for the Midwest was 73.6°F, which was 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal. Statewid...

  • Article #57: June 2022

    Periods of Record Heat in June The June average temperature for the Midwest was 70.0°F, which was 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal. Isolated locations...

  • Article #56: May 2022

    Above Normal Temperatures The May average temperature for the Midwest was 61.5°F, which was 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal. Statewide monthly averag...

  • Article #55: April 2022

    Below Normal Temperatures in Midwest The average temperature for the Midwest was 45.1◦F for April, which was 3.6◦F below the 1991-2020 normal. The Mid...

  • Article #54: March 2022

    Back and Forth Temperatures, Resulting in Slightly Above Normal Temperatures for March The average temperature for the Midwest was 37.6°F for March, w...

  • Article #52: February 2022

    Below Normal Temperatures Continue For the second consecutive month, below-normal temperatures dominated the Midwest (Figure 1). The average temperatu...

  • Article #51: January 2022

    Midwest Observes Below Normal Temperatures The Midwest started the new year with widespread colder-than-normal temperatures across the region (Figure...

  • Article #49: December 2021

    3rd Warmest December on Record since 1895 for Midwest December average temperature for the Midwest was 33.9°F, which was 6.2°F above the 1991-2020 nor...

  • Article #48: November 2021

    Near Normal Temperatures for Entire Region, but East-West Temperature Divide Remained Midwestern temperatures were near normal for November, but a not...

  • Article #47: October 2021

    Fourth Warmest October Temperatures across the Midwest were unseasonably warm for October (Figure 1). The region averaged 57.1°F, which was 5.7°F abov...

  • Article #46: September 2021

    Above Normal Temperatures September temperatures averaged 65.9°F in the Midwest, which was 2.3°F above normal (Figure 1). Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsi...

  • Article #166: August 2021

    Slightly Above Normal Temperatures August temperatures averaged slightly above normal across most of the Midwest. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky,...

  • 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)....