September 2012 Climate Reports

Burlington

Cedar Rapids

Davenport

Dubuque

Iowa City

Moline

  • September 2012 was about 1.5° to 4° colder than normal across the area and about 1" to 2 1/3" drier than normal.
  Average
Temperature
Depature
From Normal
Precipitation
Total
Departure
From Normal
  Burlington 63.7 -3.7 2.07 -1.45
  Cedar Rapids 60.2 -2.6 1.62 -1.54
  Davenport 61.8 -1.5 1.83 -1.23
  Dubuque 60.0 -2.0 1.17 -2.29
  Iowa City
62.8 -1.4 2.46 -0.93
  Moline 62.7 -2.7 2.19 -0.90
 
The maps below are courtesy of the Midwest Regional Climate Center
Average
Temperature
Average Temperature
Departure from Mean
Accumulated
Precipitation
Accumulated Precipitation
Percent of Mean
 
Preliminary September 2012 Severe Weather Events
 
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Courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
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..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0306 AM HAIL 4 WNW DUBUQUE 42.52N 90.76W
09/05/2012 M0.75 INCH DUBUQUE IA TRAINED SPOTTER

PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH HEAVY RAIN.

0315 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT VERNON 41.92N 91.42W
09/05/2012 LINN IA PUBLIC

TREE BLOWN DOWN. DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED.

0322 AM TSTM WND DMG IOWA CITY 41.66N 91.54W
09/05/2012 JOHNSON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN. 12 INCH DIAMETER ON
LARGEST.

0322 AM TSTM WND GST IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIR 41.63N 91.55W
09/05/2012 M66.00 MPH JOHNSON IA ASOS

OBSERVED WIND.

0330 AM TSTM WND DMG IOWA CITY 41.66N 91.54W
09/05/2012 JOHNSON IA PUBLIC

4700 BLOCK OF CHANDLER CT. IOWA CITY IA - 8-10 INCH TREE
SPLIT IN HALF WITH HALF FALLING TO THE WEST ON TOP OF CAR
IN DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS GARAGE ROOF. ALSO 200 BLOCK OF
HAWKINS DRIVE IOWA CITY UI HOSPITALS AND CLINICS 8-10
INCH BRANCHES DOWN ON NORTH SIDE OF HOSPITAL.

0354 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N MUSCATINE 41.45N 91.07W
09/05/2012 M73 MPH MUSCATINE IA CO-OP OBSERVER

DELAYED REPORT.
0400 AM TSTM WND GST 4 N COTTER 41.35N 91.47W
09/05/2012 E50.00 MPH LOUISA IA TRAINED SPOTTER

RAINFALL FROM THE EVENT WAS 0.75 INCHES

0400 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NE MUSCATINE 41.44N 91.04W
09/05/2012 E70.00 MPH MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER

WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO BE 65 TO 70 MPH.

0415 AM HEAVY RAIN S WELLMAN 41.47N 91.84W
09/05/2012 M1.15 INCH WASHINGTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER

30 MINUTE RAINFALL TOTAL.

0415 AM TSTM WND GST MUSCATINE 41.42N 91.07W
09/05/2012 M62.00 MPH MUSCATINE IA TRAINED SPOTTER

WIND GUST MEASURED ON NORTH SIDE OF MUSCATINE ON IOWA HWY
38.

0450 AM TSTM WND DMG MEDIAPOLIS 41.01N 91.16W
09/05/2012 DES MOINES IA PUBLIC

LARGE TREE LIMB BLOWN DOWN. DELAYED REPORT. TIME
ESTIMATED.

0502 AM TSTM WND DMG WEST BURLINGTON 40.82N 91.18W
09/05/2012 DES MOINES IA EMERGENCY MNGR

4 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER LIVE AND DEAD TREE LIMBS DOWN. NEAR
200 BLOCK OF LEFFLER.

0502 AM TSTM WND DMG BURLINGTON 40.81N 91.12W
09/05/2012 DES MOINES IA EMERGENCY MNGR

POWER POLE BROKEN OFF IN TOWN NEAR BEE/S BASEBALL PARK.
RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0534 AM TSTM WND DMG MONTROSE 40.53N 91.42W
09/05/2012 LEE IA EMERGENCY MNGR

6 INCH DIAMTER TOP OF TREE TOPPED BY STORM WIND GUST AT
LIBRARY.

0637 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.58W
09/05/2012 M2.10 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER

0935 AM HAIL MILAN 41.44N 90.56W
09/05/2012 M0.25 INCH ROCK ISLAND IL CO-OP OBSERVER
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