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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
441 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         69    450 PM  89    1936  69      0       61       
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         48    515 AM  31    1997  48      0       38       
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 1999   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      2.13  -1.60     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      8.20  -2.66     8.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.10                     10.81  -2.71    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        6                         7     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                       146    -79      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   1015                      1574   -559     1689       
  SINCE JUL 1   5811                      6967  -1156     7281       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         8      9       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        13     23       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        13     23       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      2009                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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