Monthly Summary

  • Article #471: October 2004

    Midwest Overview - October, 2004 Temperatures in October were generally near to above normal across most of the Midwest, rang...

  • Article #466: September 2004

    Midwest Overview - September, 2004 Another Unusual Month, But the Opposite of the Last One September was a very unusual...

  • Article #461: August 2004

    Midwest Overview - August, 2004 Unusually Cold, Extremely Wet August 2004 was much colder than normal and wetter than...

  • Article #456: July 2004

    Midwest Overview - July, 2004 Cool, Moist, and Occasionally Stormy During July July 2004 was wetter and cooler than nor...

  • Article #451: June 2004

    Midwest Overview - June, 2004 June 2004 continued the wetter-than-normal pattern of May for the first half of the mon...

  • Article #446: May 2004

    Midwest Overview - May, 2004 May 2004 was a record wet month in the Midwest, with the precipitation average for the 9-state reg...

  • Article #437: March 2004

    Midwest Overview - March, 2004 March 2004 was noteworthy for its precipitation and warmth in the Midwest, which had its 17th we...

  • Article #432: February 2004

    Midwest Overview - February 2004 February 2004 temperatures averaged above normal in the Midwest (39th warmest), while preci...

  • Article #427: January 2004

    Midwest Overview - January 2004 January 2004 was cooler and somewhat wetter than normal, with some significant snow as compa...

  • Article #422: December 2003

    Midwest Overview - December, 2003 December 2003 was somewhat wetter and warmer than normal in the Midwest, the...

  • Article #417: November 2003

    Midwest Overview - November, 2003 November 2003 was the 7th wettest November in the Midwest for 109 years. Large...

  • Article #412: October 2003

    Midwest Overview - October, 2003 In October 2003, the Midwest experienced the 28th driest and 51st coldest October in the last 10...

  • Article #401: August 2003

    Midwest Overview - August, 2003 August 2003 was again another eventful month in the Midwest. Moderate to extreme drought spread f...

  • Article #392: June 2003

    Midwest Overview - June, 2003 During June 2003, the western and southeastern Midwest was considerably wetter...

  • Article #387: May 2003

    Midwest Overview - May, 2003 May 2003 was quite eventful in the Midwest. After a slow start earlier in the spri...

  • Article #382: April 2003

    Midwest Overview - April, 2003 April 2003 was close to normal for the Midwest in many respects. The precipitation...

  • Article #377: March 2003

    Midwest Overview - March, 2003 Climatological spring began this March considerably drier and cooler than normal,...

  • Article #371: February 2003

    Midwest Overview - February, 2003 Winter intensified during February, with cooler than normal and wetter than normal conditions bringing welcome reli...

  • Article #366: January 2003

    Midwest Overview - January, 2003 January 2003 was surprising in several ways in the Midwest. El Niño did not bring its warming influences as far east...

  • Article #361: December 2002

    Midwest Overview - December, 2002 December 2002 was pretty active in the southern and southeastern Midwest, but very quiet in the northern Midwest an...