236  
CDUS43 KDVN 182137  
CLIIOW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
437 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 1211 AM 74 3 75  
MINIMUM 63 636 AM 53 10 39  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.38 0.14 0.24 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 2.59 -1.49 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 10.24 8.56 1.68 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 11.00 10.81 0.19 7.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 122 114 8 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1026 1322 -296 1041  
SINCE JUL 1 5530 6067 -537 5484  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 25 4 40  
SINCE MAR 1 65 33 32 54  
SINCE JAN 1 65 33 32 54    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 62 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
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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