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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
422 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         71    350 PM  91    1896  66      5       65       
                                      1880                          
  MINIMUM         53   1106 PM  26    1885  46      7       46       
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.74 1900   0.13  -0.10     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.93  -0.57     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.37                      7.00  -1.63     7.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.93                      9.61  -1.68    10.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.4                       8.4   -4.0      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.1                      42.0   -9.9     63.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        73    -56      124       
  SINCE MAR 1    965                      1501   -536     1631       
  SINCE JUL 1   5761                      6894  -1133     7223       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         5     27        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         5     27        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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