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CDUS43 KDVN 172238
CLICID
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
538 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 81 139 PM 93 1896 61 20 72
MINIMUM 57 453 AM 21 1951 38 19 51
AVERAGE 69 49 20 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.45 3.26 2013 0.13 0.32 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 4.75 1.82 2.93 0.97
SINCE MAR 1 6.48 3.81 2.67 2.79
SINCE JAN 1 7.49 5.98 1.51 3.78
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 16 -16 3
MONTH TO DATE 215 317 -102 288
SINCE MAR 1 881 1200 -319 900
SINCE JUL 1 5695 6428 -733 5618
COOLING
TODAY 4 0 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 0
SINCE MAR 1 18 1 17 5
SINCE JAN 1 18 1 17 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 13.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
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 TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 90 1994
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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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