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CDUS43 KDVN 162133
CLICID

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
433 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         77    259 PM  90    1936  71      6       81       
                                      1992                           
                                      2019                           
  MINIMUM         58   1215 AM  31    1997  50      8       51       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.62 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      2.06   0.29     2.23     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.77                      7.61   0.16     4.26     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                      9.78   0.84     8.15     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   65                       135    -70       68        
  SINCE MAR 1   1173                      1508   -335     1423        
  SINCE JUL 1   5419                      6736  -1317     6325        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            3                         2      1        1        
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        13     -4       27        
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        19      1       34        
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        19      1       34        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    70                                                        

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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1934                      
                                             1971                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1930                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT     
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   544 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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