Monthly Summary

  • Article #782: September 2009

    Midwest Overview - September 2009 Precipitation Precipitation varied considerably in September (Figure 1). Percent of nor...

  • Article #772: July 2009

    Midwest Overview - July 2009 Cold Temperatures This was the coldest July on record for the nine-state Midwest region, bas...

  • Article #767: June 2009

    Midwest Overview - June 2009 A Stormy Month June was a very active month for thunderstorms and severe weather across...

  • Article #762: May 2009

    Midwest Overview - May 2009 May Weather Precipitation varied from below 50% of normal in northwest Iowa, central Minnesot...

  • Article #752: March 2009

    Midwest Overview - March 2009 A Stormy March March was a stormy month for parts of the Midwest, and a dry one for ot...

  • Article #748: February 2009

    Midwest Overview - February 2009 A Mixed Bag The Midwest was cold north and warm south, with some exceptions during F...

  • Article #738: December 2008

    Midwest Overview - December 2008 A Cold, Snowy December December was a very activ...

  • Article #733: November 2008

    Midwest Overview - November 2008 Warm Start, Wintry End After a very warm start, the month of November ended with cold...

  • Article #727: October 2008

    Midwest Overview - October 2008 A Quiet October October was quiet across most of the Midwest, with near average tempe...

  • Article #722: September 2008

    Midwest Overview - September 2008 A Wet Start, Dry End Two tropical systems, Gustav and Ike, brought heavy rain to t...

  • Article #718: August 2008

    Midwest Overview - August 2008 A Very Dry August August was an about-face from June and July as far as rainfall is co...

  • Article #713: July 2008

    Midwest Overview - July 2008 The Heavy Rain Continues Much of the central Midwest received normal to above normal rainfal...

  • Article #704: June 2008

    Midwest Overview - June 2008 Record Rainfall and Record Flooding June was a very wet month across a significant porti...

  • Article #701: May 2008

    Midwest Overview - May 2008 Cold and Wet May was cooler than normal across the entire Midwest, although there was a l...

  • Article #696: April 2008

    Midwest Overview - April 2008 The Ying and Yang of April Weather in the Midwest There was a marked difference in both temp...

  • Article #691: March 2008

    Midwest Overview - March 2008 Cold and Snowy Temperatures were below normal across the entire Midwest during March (Figur...

  • Article #685: February 2008

    Midwest Overview - February 2008 Cold and Snowy February was a cold and very wet month across most of the Midwest, and mu...

  • Article #680: January 2008

    Midwest Monthly Highlights - January 2008 January was colder than normal in the northwestern and southeastern portions of the region,...

  • Article #675: December 2007

    Midwest Overview - December 2007 Cold and Snow Northwest, Milder and Wet Southeast December was a cold and snowy month ac...

  • Article #670: November 2007

    Midwest Overview - November 2007 The month of November lived up to its reputation as a transition month in the Midwest where the...