Midwest Climate Watch

The Midwest Climate Watch is the entry point to a wealth of current information on the Midwest. The Midwest Climate Watch includes daily, 7-day, 30-day, and month-to-date maps of temperature, precipitation, snowfall, snow depth, and growing degree days, as well as maps for prior months and seasons.  Information and resources for the region about drought, agriculture and horticulture, and the Great Lakes can be found under the Special Topics tab. (See map run times)

         

Hourly Station Maps

  Air Temp
Max		 Air Temp
Min		 Wind Speed
Avg		 Wind Speed
Max		 Dew Point
Avg		 Dew Point
Max 		Wind Chill
Min		 Heat Index
Max
 MIDWEST Midwest Air Temp Max Midwest Air Temp Min Midwest Average Wind Speed Midwest Max Wind Speed Midwest Average Dew Point Midwest Max Dew Point Midwest Min Wind Chill Midwest Max Heat Index
 CENTRAL  Central Region Air Temp Max Central Region Air Temp Min Central Region Average Wind Speed Central Region Max Wind Speed Central Region Average Dew Point Central Region Max Dew Point Central Region Min Wind Chill Central Region Max Heat Index

Daily Station Maps

  Station
Max Temp		 Station
Min Temp		 Freeze Maps Station
Precipitation		 Station
Snowfall		 Station
Snow Depth		 NOHRSC
Snowfall 		Multi-Sensor
Precipitation
 MIDWEST Midwest Max Temp Midwest Min Temp Midwest First Freeze Midwest Precip Midwest Snowfall Midwest Snow Depth Midwest NOHRSC Snowfall Midwest Multi-Sensor Precip
 CENTRAL  Central Region Max Temp Central Region Min Temp Freeze Maps Central Region Precip Central Region Snowfall Central Region Snow Depth Central Region NOHRSC Snowfall Central Region Multi-Sensor Precip

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Weekly & Monthly Maps

  Temp Temp,
Departure
from Mean		 Max Temp Max Temp, Departure from Mean Min Temp Min Temp, Departure from Mean Precip Precip, Percent of Mean Multi-Sensor Precip Snowfall Snowfall, Percent of Mean
LAST 7 DAYS Last 7 Days Avg Temp Last 7 Days, Avg Temp Departure Last 7 Days, Avg Max Temp Last 7 Days, Avg Temp Departure Last 7 Days Min Temp Last 7 Days, Min Temp Departure Last 7 Days Precip Last 7 Days, Precip Percent of Mean Multi-Sensor Precip: 7 Days Last 7 Days Average Snowfall Last 7 Days, Accumulated Snowfall Percentage
LAST 30 DAYS Last 30 Days Avg Temp Last 30 Days, Avg Temp Departure Last 30 Days, Avg Max Temp Last 30 Days, Avg Max Temp Departure Last 30 Day, Min Temp Last 30 Days, Min Temp Departure Last 30 Days Precip Last 30 Days, Precip Percent of Mean Multi-Sensor Precip: 30 day Last 30 Days Accumulated Snowfall Last 30 Days, Accumulated Snowfall Percentage
MIDWEST MONTH-TO-DATE Month-to-date Average Temp Month-to-Date Average Temp Departure Month-to-date Average Max Temp Month-to-date Average Max Temp Departure Month-to-date Average Min Temp Month-to-date Average Min Temp Departure Month-to-date Precip Month-to-date Precip Percentage Multi-Sensor Precip: Central Last 30 Days
 Month to-date Precip Percentage Month-to-date Precip Percentage
CENTRAL MONTH-TO-DATE
Central Month-To-Date Temp
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Precip
Central Month-To-Date Precip Percent of Mean
 Multi-Sensor Precip: Central Last 30 Days
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
Central Month-To-Date Temp Departure
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Seasonal Maps

MODIFIED GROWING DEGREE DAYS Total MGDD beginning 4/1
Total MGDD 4/1 		MGDD Departure beginning 4/1
MGDD Departure 4/1		 Total MGDD beginning 5/1
Total MGDD 5/1		 MGDD Departure beginning 4/1
MGDD Departure 5/1
SNOWFALL SEASON-TO-DATE Accumulated Snowfall
Accumulated Snowfall 		Accumulated Snowfall Departure
Accumulated Snowfall:
Departure from Mean 		Accumulated Snowfall Percentage
Accumulated Snowfall:
Percent of Mean 		NOHRSC Snowfall Season-to-date
NOHRSC Snowfall Season-to-Date
SNOW CLIMATOLOGIES First Snow Climatologies
First
Measurable
Snow
1991-2020 Normal Annual Snowfall
1991-2020 Normal
Annual Snowfall 		Thumbnail of midwest region map
Dates of
First/Last Snowfall:
Midwest Region		 Thumbnail of central region map
Dates of
First/Last
Snowfall:
Central Region
CLIMATE MAPS OF RECENT SEASONS
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State Climate Watch

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KENTUCKY

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI

OHIO

WISCONSIN

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GIS-Based Tools

 

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