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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
430 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28    459 PM  67    1983  38    -10       47       
  MINIMUM         14    724 AM -13    2002  22     -8       34       
  AVERAGE         21                        30     -9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.08 1976   0.07  -0.07     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.27   0.20     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.47                      0.27   0.20     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      2.88   0.15     3.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            MM      MM   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                       1.0    3.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       1.0    3.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.1                      34.6   -2.5     57.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        35      9       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       142      4      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       142      4      132       
  SINCE JUL 1   4942                      5535   -593     5724       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        69      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -9      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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