875  
CDUS43 KDVN 200940  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
437 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010  
 
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2010  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2010  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 48 133 PM 80 1921 48 0 50  
MINIMUM 30 1159 PM -10 1923 28 2 25  
AVERAGE 39 38 1 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 1.21 0.03 2.90  
SINCE MAR 1 1.24 1.21 0.03 2.90  
SINCE JAN 1 1.97 3.36 -1.39 4.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.3 -2.3 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.3 -2.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 27.0 -27.0 34.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 27 -1 27  
MONTH TO DATE 513 591 -78 570  
SINCE MAR 1 513 591 -78 570  
SINCE JUL 1 6166 5857 309 6220  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 600 AM  
LOWEST 60 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 6 1951  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2010.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
MARCH 21 2010.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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