CDUS43 KDVN 182137
CLICID

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
437 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    256 PM  92    1934  72      2       74       
                                      1964                           
  MINIMUM         62    519 AM  32    1945  50     12       39       
  AVERAGE         68                        61      7       57     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.38          2.02 2019   0.14   0.24     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.34  -1.28     0.37     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.16                      7.89   1.27     6.06     
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     10.06   0.11     7.05     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       147     -6       86        
  SINCE MAR 1   1164                      1520   -356     1086        
  SINCE JUL 1   5978                      6748   -770     5804        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            3                         2      1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        17      6       33        
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        23     22       46        
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        23     22       46        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    84                                                        

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THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1975                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1929                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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