408  
CDUS43 KDVN 160930  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2008
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 427 PM 94 1941 72 -8 72  
MINIMUM 44 1131 PM 32 1926 50 -6 47  
AVERAGE 54 61 -7 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 MM MM 0.12 -0.12 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 2.76 1.77 0.99 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 11.14 7.22 3.92 7.71  
SINCE JAN 1 14.72 9.37 5.35 10.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 148 118 30 38  
SINCE MAR 1 1703 1483 220 1313  
SINCE JUL 1 7254 6749 505 6602  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 15 -15 25  
SINCE MAR 1 0 17 -17 46  
SINCE JAN 1 0 17 -17 46    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 1997  
 
 
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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