August 2013 will go down as the 9th driest August in the Quad Cities, with only 0.76" of rain. The rain came in two rounds; 0.27" on August 2nd, and 0.49" on August 5th (which was also the coolest day of the month, with a high of 74°). A trace of rain was recorded on August 7th, but that does not qualify as "measurable" (a trace of rain is less than one hundredth of an inch of precipitation). That puts as at -3.76" below avg!
The Quad Cities wasn't the only area with dry weather, many folks to the south also saw little, if any rain in August. Burlington saw just a TRACE of rain, making August '13 the driest August ever! Other areas seeing a trace or less of rain include (via National Weather Service QC): Mt. Pleasant, IA; Muscatine, IA; Ft. Madison, IA; Lone Tree, IA; New Boston, IL; Dallas City, IL. The map below is from the Midwest Regional Climate Center showing areas in yellow-orange that saw less than 0.01" if rain in August.
Back in the metro area, the warmest maximum temperature was 98°, which occurred this past Friday, Aug. 30th! The coolest minimum temperature was 47° on Aug. 14th.
September 1st marks the first day of Meteorological Fall, which spells the end to the 3 hottest months of the year. Fall is just 21 days away, beginning at 3:44pm on September 22nd (Autumnal Equinox). Looking at the first 10 days of September, temperatures will be at or slightly above average. As far as precipitation is concerned...still looking dry! Get your 7 Day forecast online anytime at www.whbf.com/weather!
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