801  
CDUS43 KDVN 180644  
CLIIOW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
144 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM 74 10 66  
MINIMUM 64 MM 52 12 49  
AVERAGE 74 63 11 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.40 0.15 0.25 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.72 2.45 -1.73 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 9.86 8.42 1.44 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 10.62 10.67 -0.05 7.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 122 110 12 69  
SINCE MAR 1 1026 1318 -292 1033  
SINCE JUL 1 5530 6063 -533 5476  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 23 1 40  
SINCE MAR 1 60 31 29 54  
SINCE JAN 1 60 31 29 54    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 59 600 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 543 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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