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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL                           
822 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE CEDAR RAPIDS IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                      
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM                        
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   07/05/1911                                    
 LOW              -29   01/15/2009                                    
HIGHEST           103   07/25        86      17                       
LOWEST             -6   01/18         9     -15                       
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.6              58.4     4.2                       
AVG. MINIMUM     40.3              38.0     2.3                       
MEAN             51.4              48.2     3.2                       
DAYS MAX >= 90     33                                                 
DAYS MAX <= 32     39                                                 
DAYS MIN <= 32    138                                                 
DAYS MIN <= 0       4                                                 

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          25.13             34.61  - 9.48                       
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.09   -0.02                       
DAYS >= .01        91                                                 
DAYS >= .10        52                                                 
DAYS >= .50        17                                                 
DAYS >= 1.00        5                                                 
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.08   08/04                                          

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5901              6867    -966                       
 SINCE 7/1       2699              2739     -40                       
COOLING TOTAL    1052               750     302                       
 SINCE 1/1       1052               748     304                       
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    59/250    DATE  08/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    72/260    DATE  08/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          231
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             83
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         52

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             38     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     1     FOG                      180
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    32     HAZE                      99
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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