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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
440 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         86    221 PM  90    1944  69     17       62       
  MINIMUM         51    510 AM  32    1997  48      3       44       
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1943   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      2.00  -1.47     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      8.07  -2.53     8.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.10                     10.68  -2.58    11.39    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       139    -78      167       
  SINCE MAR 1   1009                      1567   -558     1674       
  SINCE JUL 1   5805                      6960  -1155     7266       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         7     10       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        12     24       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        12     24       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1936                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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