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CDUS43 KDVN 200915
CLIDBQ


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
415 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         55   1245 AM  83    1985  60     -5       36       
                                      1946                          
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  22    1988  39      0       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        50     -3       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.98 1877   0.13   0.53     1.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      2.22  -0.78     3.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.16                      4.63  -0.47     5.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.72                      7.24  -0.52     8.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       7.9   -3.5      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.1                      41.5   -9.4     63.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        16      2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       362    -71      343       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                      1280   -518     1296       
  SINCE JUL 1   5558                      6673  -1115     6888       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         0     19        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         0     19        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        26      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2012.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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