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CDUS43 KDVN 172124
CLICID
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
424 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 81 253 PM 91 1934 72 9 67
1971
MINIMUM 62 526 AM 32 1930 50 12 45
AVERAGE 72 61 11 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.39 1.24 1938 0.14 0.25 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.20 -1.52 0.37
SINCE MAR 1 8.78 7.75 1.03 6.06
SINCE JAN 1 9.79 9.92 -0.13 7.05
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 9
MONTH TO DATE 141 141 0 78
SINCE MAR 1 1164 1514 -350 1078
SINCE JUL 1 5978 6742 -764 5796
COOLING
TODAY 7 2 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 20 15 5 33
SINCE MAR 1 42 21 21 46
SINCE JAN 1 42 21 21 46
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 700 AM
LOWEST 67 300 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1934
1964
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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