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CDUS43 KDVN 280644  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
144 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 74 401 PM 90 1896 64 10 69  
1981  
MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 24 1933 42 7 41  
AVERAGE 62 53 9 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.52 2.79 1959 0.14 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.35 3.15 3.20 3.85  
SINCE MAR 1 8.08 5.14 2.94 5.67  
SINCE JAN 1 9.09 7.31 1.78 6.66  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 12 -9 10  
MONTH TO DATE 309 454 -145 371  
SINCE MAR 1 975 1337 -362 983  
SINCE JUL 1 5789 6565 -776 5701  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 0 19 4  
SINCE MAR 1 22 1 21 9  
SINCE JAN 1 22 1 21 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 AM  
LOWEST 59 400 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 91 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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