375  
CDUS43 KDVN 190649  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 432 PM 92 1934 72 2 74  
1964  
MINIMUM 62 519 AM 32 1945 50 12 39  
AVERAGE 68 61 7 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.08 2.02 2019 0.14 0.94 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 2.34 -0.58 0.37  
SINCE MAR 1 9.86 7.89 1.97 6.06  
SINCE JAN 1 10.87 10.06 0.81 7.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 141 147 -6 86  
SINCE MAR 1 1164 1520 -356 1086  
SINCE JUL 1 5978 6748 -770 5804  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 17 6 33  
SINCE MAR 1 45 23 22 46  
SINCE JAN 1 45 23 22 46    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1000 PM  
LOWEST 71 300 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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