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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
417 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         56    515 PM  89    1952  64     -8       68
  MINIMUM         44   1129 PM  28    1956  43      1       48
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1899   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      3.66  -1.35     5.07
  SINCE MAR 1      5.03                      6.07  -1.04     7.35
  SINCE JAN 1      7.59                      8.68  -1.09    10.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0      1.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       8.3   -3.9      6.3
  SINCE JUL 1     32.1                      41.9   -9.8     63.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3        7
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       510    -33      554
  SINCE MAR 1    948                      1428   -480     1507
  SINCE JUL 1   5744                      6821  -1077     7099

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        1
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         5     14        1
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         5     14        1
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     77           400 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1952
                                             1887
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1994
                                             1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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