586  
CDUS43 KDVN 180649  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
149 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 139 PM 93 1896 61 20 72  
MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 21 1951 38 6 51  
AVERAGE 63 49 14 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.80 3.26 2013 0.13 0.67 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 5.10 1.82 3.28 0.97  
SINCE MAR 1 6.83 3.81 3.02 2.79  
SINCE JAN 1 7.84 5.98 1.86 3.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 16 -14 3  
MONTH TO DATE 217 317 -100 288  
SINCE MAR 1 883 1200 -317 900  
SINCE JUL 1 5697 6428 -731 5618  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 0 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 14 1 13 5  
SINCE JAN 1 14 1 13 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 67 200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 90 1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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