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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
407 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         40    411 PM  74    2000  40      0       41
  MINIMUM         28    732 AM  -6    1996  24      4       31
                                      1943
  AVERAGE         34                        32      2       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1961   0.06  -0.06     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.53   0.59     0.43
  SINCE MAR 1      1.12                      0.53   0.59     0.43
  SINCE JAN 1      3.68                      3.14   0.54     3.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.2   -0.2      1.0
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                       1.9    2.5      1.2
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       1.9    2.5      1.2
  SINCE JUL 1     32.1                      35.5   -3.4     58.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        33     -2       29
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       277    -22      270
  SINCE MAR 1    255                       277    -22      270
  SINCE JUL 1   5051                      5670   -619     5862

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        65      1977
                                             1878
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -4      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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