Monthly Summary

  • Article #1054: January 2013

    Midwest Overview - January 2013 Heavy Precipitation January precipitation was near normal in Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohi...

  • Article #1042: December 2012

    Midwest Overview - December 2012 Warm Month Brings an End to a Warm Year December got off to a very warm start and despit...

  • Article #1041: November 2012

    Midwest Overview - November 2012 Dry Weather November had drier than normal weather across the Midwest (Figure...

  • Article #1034: October 2012

    Midwest Overview - October 2012 Precipitation October monthly precipitation totals ranged from only 0.5" to 1&quot...

  • Article #1015: September 2012

    Midwest Overview - September 2012 Precipitation Gradient Precipitation totals across the Midwest ranged from less tha...

  • Article #1009: August 2012

    Midwest Overview - August 2012 Precipitation Returned to Some Dry Portions of Midwest The month of August finally brou...

  • Article #991: July 2012

    Midwest Overview - July 2012 The Warmest July in Decades July was above normal all across the Midwest. Temperatures avera...

  • Article #977: June 2012

    Midwest Overview - June 2012 Dry Except for the Upper Midwest June was a relatively dry month for most of the Midwest...

  • Article #971: May 2012

    Midwest Overview - May 2012 Mixed Bag of May Precipitation May began with drought entrenched in Minnesota and northwe...

  • Article #959: April 2012

    Midwest Overview - April 2012 Majority of Midwest Experiences Cooler Temperatures in April than March Despite a majority of the...

  • Article #949: March 2012

    Midwest Overview - March 2012 Record Breaking Warmth It was the warmest March on record for the region as a whole and for...

  • Article #938: February 2012

    Midwest Overview - February 2012 Above Average Precipitation in Dry Areas For the month of February, precipitation total...

  • Article #929: January 2012

    Midwest Overview - January 2012 Dry in West, Wet in East The Midwest was largely split into a mostly wetter than normal e...

  • Article #924: December 2011

    Midwest Overview - December 2011 Above Normal Temperatures The entire Midwest recorded above normal temperatures for the...

  • Article #918: November 2011

    Midwest Overview - November 2011 Warm Temperatures November temperatures averaged above normal across the Midwest. Temper...

  • Article #913: October 2011

    Midwest Overview - October 2011 East-West Split for Precipitation There was a pronounced split from west to east across t...

  • Article #908: September 2011

    Midwest Overview - September 2011 An Interesting Month September 2011 started off where summer left off - hot. A heat wa...

  • Article #903: August 2011

    Midwest Overview - August 2011 Precipitation Variable Rains varied across the Midwest in August with totals varying...

  • Article #898: July 2011

    Midwest Overview - July 2011 A Summer Sauna Hot and humid weather held sway across the Midwest for most of the month of J...

  • Article #891: June 2011

    Midwest Overview - June 2011 June Rains June precipitation was two to three times normal from southeast Iowa to south...