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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
144 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST                  
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR                 
                                      NORMAL                       
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84        MM  74     10       66                    
  MINIMUM         64        MM  52     12       49                    
  AVERAGE         74            63     11       58                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.40          0.15   0.25     0.00                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72          2.45  -1.73     0.80                 
  SINCE MAR 1      9.86          8.42   1.44     6.56                 
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62         10.67  -0.05     7.72                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             4     -4        7                    
  MONTH TO DATE  122           110     12       69                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1026          1318   -292     1033                    
  SINCE JUL 1   5530          6063   -533     5476                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        9             2      7        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   24            23      1       40                    
  SINCE MAR 1     60            31     29       54                    
  SINCE JAN 1     60            31     29       54                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    78                                                        

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THE IOWA CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL                                       




SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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