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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
434 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012


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...THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         29    344 PM  54    1939  29      0       34       
  MINIMUM         25   1027 AM -14    1972  15     10       26       
  AVERAGE         27                        22      5       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1895   0.05  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.15  -0.02     2.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.13                      1.15  -0.02     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.83                     35.60 -12.77    45.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.4   -0.4      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       6.4   -3.5      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.9                       6.4   -3.5      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.3                       9.2   -5.9      2.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        43     -5       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  491                       685   -194      593       
  SINCE DEC 1    491                       685   -194      593       
  SINCE JUL 1   2042                      2185   -143     1996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    907                       643    264      782       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE DUBUQUE IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        60      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -19      1985                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2012......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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