154  
CDUS43 KDVN 122125  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
424 PM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012  
 
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 71 259 PM 90 1896 70 1 83  
MINIMUM 55 618 AM 28 1928 48 7 59  
AVERAGE 63 59 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T MM MM 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 1.56 -0.61 0.12  
SINCE MAR 1 6.87 6.71 0.16 5.72  
SINCE JAN 1 8.43 8.85 -0.42 7.65  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 7 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 41 103 -62 113  
SINCE MAR 1 902 1465 -563 1538  
SINCE JUL 1 5524 6748 -1224 6916  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 22 7 15 34  
SINCE MAR 1 50 14 36 35  
SINCE JAN 1 50 14 36 35    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 300 AM  
LOWEST 40 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 34 1997  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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