305  
CDUS43 KDVN 182121  
CLIDBQ  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
419 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE DUBUQUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
..............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 61 259 PM 94 1934 70 -9 71  
MINIMUM 43 508 AM 35 2002 50 -7 39  
1976  
AVERAGE 52 60 -8 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.06 1902 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.28 2.34 1.94 0.36  
SINCE MAR 1 12.99 8.40 4.59 9.15  
SINCE JAN 1 18.01 11.10 6.91 12.25  
 
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 10.2 10.8 -0.6 9.5  
SINCE JUL 1 78.7 45.2 33.5 40.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 7 6 10  
MONTH TO DATE 184 164 20 72  
SINCE MAR 1 1812 1649 163 1421  
SINCE JUL 1 7419 7168 251 6763  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 13 -13 11  
SINCE MAR 1 0 19 -19 20  
SINCE JAN 1 0 19 -19 20    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 100 AM  
LOWEST 39 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE DUBUQUE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 2002  
1968  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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