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CLIIOW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
421 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 68 259 PM 75 -7 60
MINIMUM 50 523 AM 54 -4 50
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 1.65 3.01 -1.36 2.90
SINCE MAR 1 10.79 8.98 1.81 8.66
SINCE JAN 1 11.55 11.23 0.32 9.82
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 4 2 10
MONTH TO DATE 141 126 15 101
SINCE MAR 1 1045 1334 -289 1065
SINCE JUL 1 5549 6079 -530 5508
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 29 34 -5 40
SINCE MAR 1 65 42 23 54
SINCE JAN 1 65 42 23 54
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 1200 AM
LOWEST 51 200 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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