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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
639 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE DUBUQUE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   10/03/1997
 LOW               10   10/30/1925
HIGHEST            78   10/24        67      11
LOWEST             24   10/27        34     -10
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.3              60.0    -1.7
AVG. MINIMUM     37.1              40.0    -2.9
MEAN             47.7              50.0    -2.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     13               6.3     6.7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.58   1967
 MINIMUM            T   1964
                        1952
TOTALS           2.62              2.66   -0.04
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.09   -0.01
DAYS >= .01         9               8.9     0.1
DAYS >= .10         4
DAYS >= .50         3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   10/13 TO 10/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            3.9   1925
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.1    -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     533               471      62
 SINCE 7/1        749               649     100
COOLING TOTAL       5                 6      -1
 SINCE 1/1        907               643     264
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/200    DATE  10/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/330    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                       15
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     2     HAZE                       1

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

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