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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
1154 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2011

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...THE MOLINE IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2011

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                      
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM                        
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             111   07/14/1936                                    
 LOW              -28   02/03/1996                                    
HIGHEST            95   05/24        87       8                       
LOWEST            -15   01/10        11     -26                       
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.4              60.4     1.0                       
AVG. MINIMUM     41.9              39.9     2.0                       
MEAN             51.6              50.2     1.4                       
DAYS MAX >= 90     21              23.6    -2.6                       
DAYS MAX <= 32     61              47.0    14.0                       
DAYS MIN <= 32    120             133.7   -13.7                       
DAYS MIN <= 0      12              15.2    -3.2                       

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        56.36   1973                                          
 MINIMUM        17.33   1901                                          
TOTALS          45.14             38.04    7.10                       
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.10    0.02                       
DAYS >= .01       127             119.3     7.7                       
DAYS >= .10        88                                                 
DAYS >= .50        31                                                 
DAYS >= 1.00       10               9.1     0.9                       
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.73   07/06 TO 07/07                                

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           71.1   1997                                          
TOTALS           46.2              35.0    11.2                       
SINCE 7/1        17.3              11.6     5.7                       
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                                                 
DAYS >= TRACE      44              27.4    16.6                       
DAYS >= 1.0        16              10.6     5.4                       
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9   12/26                                         
                        12/25                                         
                        01/08                                         
 24 HR TOTAL      7.5   01/06 TO 01/07                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6021              6415    -394                       
 SINCE 7/1       2358              2486    -128                       
COOLING TOTAL    1285               969     316                       
 SINCE 1/1       1285               969     316                       
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/270    DATE  06/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/190    DATE  09/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          225
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             79
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         61

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             55     HAIL                       2
SLEET                     0     FOG                      193
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    18     HAZE                     112
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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