486  
CDUS43 KDVN 210632  
CLICID  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
132 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 64 508 PM 93 1975 73 -9 71  
MINIMUM 43 515 AM 29 1924 51 -8 50  
AVERAGE 54 62 -8 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1944 0.14 -0.14 1.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.62 -0.81 2.20  
SINCE MAR 1 9.91 8.17 1.74 7.89  
SINCE JAN 1 10.92 10.34 0.58 8.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 5 6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 161 157 4 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1184 1530 -346 1099  
SINCE JUL 1 5998 6758 -760 5817  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 21 2 33  
SINCE MAR 1 45 27 18 46  
SINCE JAN 1 45 27 18 46    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 44 400 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1929  
1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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