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[Greg Burnham]

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And in 1889 the highest December temperature on record for Iowa was set at 67 degrees. Must have been all those cows emitting methane, I suppose. Or maybe, just maybe--like today--it had something to do with the sun and/or other natural factors.

In 2012 the HIGH temperature on Christmas day in Dubuque was 18 degrees.

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[TD]Dubuque, IA
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[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"] January February March April May June July August September October November December[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]Next Day[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #000080, colspan: 4, align: center"]Daily Summary[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Actual[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Average[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Record[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Temperature[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Mean Temperature[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]°F[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20°F[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Max Temperature[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18°F[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]28°F[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]58°F (1936)[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Min Temperature[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]5°F[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]13°F[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]-19°F (1879)[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Degree Days[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Heating Degree Days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]45[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Month to date heating degree days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]851[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1039[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Since 1 July heating degree days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2402[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2539[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Cooling Degree Days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Month to date cooling degree days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Year to date cooling degree days[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]907[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]643[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Moisture[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Dew Point[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]6°F[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Average Humidity[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]80[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Maximum Humidity[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]92[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Minimum Humidity[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]67[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Precipitation[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Precipitation[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0.00 in[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0.05 in[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0.68 in (2009)[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Month to date precipitation[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]2.31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]1.57[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Year to date precipitation[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]24.01[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]36.02[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Snow[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Snow[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0.00 in[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]0.40 in[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]in ()[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Month to date snowfall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]17.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]9.6[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Since 1 July snowfall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]18.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]12.4[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Snow Depth[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]8.00 in[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Wind[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Wind Speed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10 mph[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Max Wind Speed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]20 mph[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Max Gust Speed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]22 mph[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: left"]Visibility[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]10 miles[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #EEEEEE"]Events[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Key: T is trace of precipitation, MM is missing value[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, colspan: 4, align: left"]Source: NWS Daily Summary
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