Weekly Summary

  • Article #1738: May 22-31, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures across the northwest quadrant of the region were as much as 8-10°F above normal. Eastern areas, such as eastern Michi...

  • Article #1739: June 1-7, 2026

    June 1-7, 2026 Temperature Average temperatures were mostly above normal, particularly to the north and west (Figure 1). Across Iowa, Minnesota, and W...

  • Article #1741: June 8-14, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were above normal for the entire region (Figure 1). Departures ranged from 2-6°F above normal west of the Mississippi...

  • Article #1744: June 15-21, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were 2-4°F below normal across southern areas (Figure 1). Heading north, average temperatures were 4-6°F below normal...

  • Article #1745: June 22-30, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were slightly below normal for most of the period (Figure 1). Temperatures were 1-3°F below normal across much of the...

  • Article #1746: July 1-7, 2026

    Temperatures Temperatures were above normal, particularly early in the week as a heat dome lingered across the region (Figure 1). Eastern locales such...

  • Article #1747: July 8-14, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were above normal across the Upper Midwest (Figure 1). Parts of northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and Michigan’...

  • Article #1748: July 15-21, 2026

    July 15-21, 2026 Temperature Average temperatures were above normal (Figure 1). Across Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan, temperatures were gener...

  • Article #1749: July 22-31, 2026

    Temperature Temperatures were above normal across Minnesota (Figure 1). Across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio, temperatures were belo...

  • Article #1750: August 1-7, 2026

    Temperature Temperatures were near normal to slightly below normal across the region (Figure 1). Along the Mississippi River, temperatures were 2-4°F...

  • Article #1751: August 8-14, 2026

    Temperature Temperatures were above normal by 4-6°F across southern and central Illinois, southern Iowa, southwestern Indiana, and Missouri (Figure 1)...

  • Article #1752: August 15-21, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were generally near normal across the region (Figure 1). The northernmost parts of the region, Michigan’s Upper Penin...

  • Article #1753: August 22-31, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were generally near normal for much of the region (Figure 1). Eastern locations were up to 2°F below normal, while mo...

  • Article #1757: September 1-7, 2026

    Temperatures Temperatures were above normal across the region (Figure 1). Temperatures were 12-15°F above normal across Missouri, southern Iowa, and I...

  • Article #1758: September 8-14, 2026

    Temperatures Temperatures remained above normal following a warm start to the month (Figure 1). Average temperatures were most above normal to the so...

  • Article #1761: September 15-21, 2026

    Temperature Temperatures averaged above normal south of I-80 and near-to-below normal north of I-80 (Figure 1). Much of Minnesota, northern Wisconsin,...

  • Article #1762: September 22-30, 2026

    Temperature Average temperature departures followed an east-west pattern (Figure 1). Across northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and western Missouri, tempe...

  • Article #1763: October 1-7, 2026

    Temperature Average temperatures were 3-6°F above normal for the week across a large swath of the region (Figure 1). Across southern Missouri, tempera...