542  
CDUS43 KDVN 082124  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
424 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 73 259 PM 99 1896 68 5 72  
MINIMUM 40 456 AM 32 1925 46 -6 48  
2021  
AVERAGE 57 57 0 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 2003 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.03 -1.03 0.37  
SINCE MAR 1 8.10 6.58 1.52 6.06  
SINCE JAN 1 9.11 8.75 0.36 7.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 9 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 101 78 23 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1124 1451 -327 1062  
SINCE JUL 1 5938 6679 -741 5780  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 2  
SINCE MAR 1 22 10 12 15  
SINCE JAN 1 22 10 12 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 800 AM  
LOWEST 21 300 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1945  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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