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CDUS43 KDVN 162130
CLICID
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 259 PM 90 1936 71 11 83
1992
2019
MINIMUM 61 540 AM 31 1997 50 11 52
AVERAGE 72 60 12 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.27 2.62 1974 0.13 0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.06 -1.77 0.37
SINCE MAR 1 8.39 7.61 0.78 6.06
SINCE JAN 1 9.40 9.78 -0.38 7.05
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 141 135 6 69
SINCE MAR 1 1164 1508 -344 1069
SINCE JUL 1 5978 6736 -758 5787
COOLING
TODAY 7 2 5 3
MONTH TO DATE 13 13 0 33
SINCE MAR 1 35 19 16 46
SINCE JAN 1 35 19 16 46
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 300 AM
LOWEST 51 100 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1934
1971
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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