Monthly Summary

  • 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...

  • Article #1169: November 2019

    Monthly Overview - November 2019 Precipitation Precipitation varied across the Midwest as two main storm tracks brought heavier amounts acr...

  • Article #1164: October 2019

    Monthly Overview - October 2019 Precipitation Stormy conditions across the Midwest led to moderate and heavy rain in October while some are...

  • Article #1159: September 2019

    Monthly Overview - September 2019 Extremes in Precipitation Precipitation was divided from north to south across the Midwest in September...

  • Article #1141: August 2019

    Monthly Overview - August 2019 Wet to the South, Dry to the North Wetter and drier areas across the Midwest evened out to lead to near-normal...

  • Article #1131: July 2019

    Monthly Overview - July 2019 Summer Heat Widespread heat and an intense heat wave led to above normal temperatures for almost all the Midwes...

  • Article #1124: June 2019

    Monthly Overview - June 2019 Heaviest Precipitation Shifts to the Southeast June 2019 precipitation was below normal in the northwestern half...

  • Article #1119: May 2019

    Monthly Overview - May 2019 Wet May precipitation for the Midwest (Figure 1) ranked as the 3rd wettest in history (since 1895). Totals...