701  
CDUS43 KDVN 160625  
CLIIOW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
125 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 435 PM 73 11 91  
MINIMUM 57 521 AM 51 6 59  
AVERAGE 71 62 9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.16 -2.08 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 8.13 1.09 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 9.98 10.38 -0.40 7.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 122 101 21 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1026 1309 -283 1026  
SINCE JUL 1 5530 6054 -524 5469  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 7 19 -12 36  
SINCE MAR 1 43 27 16 50  
SINCE JAN 1 43 27 16 50    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 600 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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