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CDUS43 KDVN 162128
CLICID
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
427 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 74 238 PM 90 1992 72 2 71
MINIMUM 41 352 AM 31 1997 50 -9 41
AVERAGE 58 61 -3 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 MM MM 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.76 1.89 0.87 1.35
SINCE MAR 1 11.14 7.34 3.80 7.71
SINCE JAN 1 14.72 9.49 5.23 10.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0 5.2 -3.2 4.5
SINCE JUL 1 59.9 29.4 30.5 20.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 6 1 9
MONTH TO DATE 155 124 31 47
SINCE MAR 1 1710 1489 221 1322
SINCE JUL 1 7261 6755 506 6611
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 17 -17 25
SINCE MAR 1 0 19 -19 46
SINCE JAN 1 0 19 -19 46
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 400 AM
LOWEST 38 100 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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