Monthly Summary

  • 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...

  • Article #1108: April 2019

    Monthly Overview - April 2019 Slightly Above Average April, Wet Year-to-Date and Record Wet Past 12 Months Precipitation in April was above no...

  • Article #1095: March 2019

    Monthly Overview - March 2019 Slightly Wetter Than Normal March Precipitation was abundant across the southern Midwest (Figure 1).  Tot...

  • Article #1085: February 2019

    Monthly Overview - February 2019 Rain and Snow February brought abundant precipitation to the Midwest (Figure 1). Much in the form of r...

  • Article #1080: January 2019

    Monthly Overview - January 2019 Warm Start and Frigid End to January January temperatures were below normal in the northern half of the Midwe...

  • Article #1280: December 2018

    Monthly Overview - December 2018 Warm Temperatures Despite getting off to a cold start, the monthly averaged temperatures across the state we...

  • Article #1270: November 2018

    Monthly Overview - November 2018 Wet in Southeastern Midwest Precipitation totals ranged from 150% to 200% of normal across a wide swath of Ke...

  • Article #1264: October 2018

    Monthly Overview - October 2018 Wet in Northwest October precipitation averaged 3.97 inches across the Midwest (Figure 1).  This was 1...

  • Article #1243: September 2018

    Monthly Overview - September 2018 Heavy Precipitation Over Large Parts of Midwest September precipitation across the Midwest ranked as the 11...

  • Article #1230: August 2018

    Monthly Overview - August 2018 Mixed Precipitation Precipitation in August was a mix of above and below normal rainfall (Figure 1). Al...

  • Article #1224: July 2018

    Monthly Overview - July 2018 Dry for Most Precipitation was below normal in July across most of the Midwest (Figure 1).  Region-wide 3...

  • Article #1217: June 2018

    Monthly Overview - June 2018 Warm Again On the heels of a record warm May, June was well above normal and ranked as the 13th warmest June sinc...

  • Article #1207: May 2018

    Monthly Overview - May 2018 Record Warmth Following the 2nd coolest April on record (1895-2018 period) in the Midwest, May went the other dir...

  • Article #1202: April 2018

    Monthly Overview - April 2018 Very Cold Temperatures Average temperatures in April 2018 (Figure 1) were the second coldest on record (...

  • Article #1197: March 2018

    Monthly Overview - March 2018 Slightly Cool Temperatures Despite a warm first week of March, the monthly averaged temperatures were either ne...

  • Article #1189: February 2018

    Monthly Overview - February 2018 Temperature Contrast February temperatures across the Midwest ranged from well below-normal in the northwest...