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Although the April 22nd Earth Day didn't start until 1970, for the sake of this report all April 22nd data for the entire periods of record were compared.
 
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...EARTH DAY.. | ...EARTH DAY..
  |  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date % of Record     | Temperature Value Date % of Record    
Normal High 66         | Normal High 60        
Normal Low 42         | Normal Low 40        
Warmest 92 04/22/1980       | Warmest 93 04/22/1980      
Coldest 27 04/22/2021       | Coldest 25 04/22/1986      
Coldest High 35 04/22/1893       | Coldest High 36 04/22/1893      
Warmest Low 65 04/22/1985       | Warmest Low 62 04/22/1985      
Average Max 64.5         | Average Max 62.0        
Average Min 42.6         | Average Min 41.0        
Mean 53.5         | Mean 51.5        
            |            
Days Max 90 - 99 1   0.7%     | Days Max 90 - 99 1   0.7%    
Days Max 80 - 89 11   7.2%     | Days Max 80 - 89 7   4.6%    
Days Max 70 - 79 34   22.4%     | Days Max 70 - 79 29   19.2%    
Days Max 60 - 69 58   38.2%     | Days Max 60 - 69 57   37.7%    
Days Max 50 - 59 39   25.7%     | Days Max 50 - 59 37   24.5%    
Days Max 40 - 49 8   5.3%     | Days Max 40 - 49 18   11.9%    
Days Max 30 - 39 1   0.7%     | Days Max 30 - 39 2   1.3%    
            |            
Days Min 60 - 69 5   3.3%     | Days Min 60 - 69 2   1.3%    
Days Min 50 - 59 26   17.1%     | Days Min 50 - 59 22   14.6%    
Days Min 40 - 49 59   38.8%     | Days Min 40 - 49 54   35.8%    
Days Min 30 - 39 58   38.2%     | Days Min 30 - 39 69   45.7%    
Days Min 20 - 29 4   2.6%     | Days Min 20 - 29 4   2.6%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.11         | Normal 0.11        
Highest 1.26 04/22/1999       | Highest 2.05 04/22/1999      
            |            
Days = 0.00 81   52.6%     | Days = 0.00 84   55.3%    
Days = T 18   11.7%     | Days = T 14   9.2%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 29   18.8%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 17   11.2%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 16   10.4%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 27   17.8%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 8   5.2%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 8   5.3%    
Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.0         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 0.1 04/22/1893       | Highest 2.9 04/22/1984      
            |            
Days = 0.0 133   94.3%     | Days = 0.0 123   92.5%    
Days = T 7   5.0%     | Days = T 7   5.3%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 2   1.5%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.8%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 0         | Highest 2 04/22/1984      
Average 0         | Average 0        
            |            
Days = 0 132   99.2%     | Days = 0 122   99.2%    
Days = T 1   0.8%     | Days = T 0   0.0%    
Days >= 1 0   0.0%     | Days >= 1 1   0.8%    
            |            
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-04-22 76 37 0.16 0 0 | 2025-04-22 71 37 0.15 0 0
2024-04-22 66 36 0 0 0 | 2024-04-22 64 33 T 0 0
2023-04-22 45 36 0.01 T 0 | 2023-04-22 42 31 0.04 T 0
2022-04-22 72 53 0.35 0 0 | 2022-04-22 58 45 1.28 0 0
2021-04-22 61 27 0 0 0 | 2021-04-22 61 28 0 0 0
2020-04-22 77 35 T 0 0 | 2020-04-22 75 37 0.43 0 0
2019-04-22 79 56 1.09 0 0 | 2019-04-22 78 55 0.27 0 0
2018-04-22 69 43 0 0 0 | 2018-04-22 64 40 0 0 0
2017-04-22 65 40 0 0 0 | 2017-04-22 63 36 0 0 0
2016-04-22 65 44 0 0 0 | 2016-04-22 61 47 0 0 0
2015-04-22 53 35 0 0 0 | 2015-04-22 49 32 0 0 0
2014-04-22 64 39 0 0 0 | 2014-04-22 59 40 0 0 0
2013-04-22 70 45 0.03 0 0 | 2013-04-22 66 43 0.02 0 0
2012-04-22 58 36 0 0 0 | 2012-04-22 55 36 0 0 0
2011-04-22 50 42 0.56 0 0 | 2011-04-22 44 39 0.55 0 0
2010-04-22 72 39 0 0 0 | 2010-04-22 67 36 0 0 0
2009-04-22 68 37 0 0 0 | 2009-04-22 63 36 0 0 0
2008-04-22 76 57 0.24 0 0 | 2008-04-22 69 53 0.27 0 0
2007-04-22 86 56 0.02 0 0 | 2007-04-22 82 52 0.34 0 0
2006-04-22 68 48 T 0 0 | 2006-04-22 62 41 0 0 0
2005-04-22 54 44 0.09 0 0 | 2005-04-22 54 35 0.53 T 0
2004-04-22 58 41 0 0 0 | 2004-04-22 58 35 0 0 0
2003-04-22 64 35 0 0 0 | 2003-04-22 60 35 0 0 M
2002-04-22 48 36 0 0 0 | 2002-04-22 42 33 T T M
2001-04-22 81 54 0.58 0 0 | 2001-04-22 75 49 0.43 0 M
2000-04-22 70 33 T 0 0 | 2000-04-22 68 32 0 0 M
1999-04-22 75 47 1.26 0 0 | 1999-04-22 50 43 2.05 0 M
1998-04-22 66 40 T 0 0 | 1998-04-22 66 39 0 0 M
1997-04-22 61 36 0 0 0 | 1997-04-22 57 35 0 0 0
1996-04-22 59 44 0.3 0 0 | 1996-04-22 55 39 0 0 0
1995-04-22 64 36 0 0 0 | 1995-04-22 61 35 0 0 0
1994-04-22 65 32 0 0 0 | 1994-04-22 62 36 0 0 0
1993-04-22 62 30 0 0 0 | 1993-04-22 58 32 0 0 0
1992-04-22 51 34 T T 0 | 1992-04-22 44 32 T T 0
1991-04-22 63 31 0 0 0 | 1991-04-22 62 35 0.23 0 0
1990-04-22 76 40 0 0 0 | 1990-04-22 72 44 0 0 0
1989-04-22 57 44 0.86 0 0 | 1989-04-22 51 42 0.45 0 0
1988-04-22 52 41 T 0 0 | 1988-04-22 46 36 0.34 0 0
1987-04-22 51 44 0.04 0 0 | 1987-04-22 46 40 0.11 0 0
1986-04-22 56 28 0 0 0 | 1986-04-22 51 25 0 0 0
1985-04-22 80 65 T 0 0 | 1985-04-22 78 62 0.2 0 0
1984-04-22 44 37 0.86 0 0 | 1984-04-22 47 31 0.72 2.9 2
1983-04-22 69 37 0 0 0 | 1983-04-22 68 39 0 0 0
1982-04-22 66 34 0 0 0 | 1982-04-22 62 38 0 0 M
1981-04-22 67 52 0.32 0 0 | 1981-04-22 61 49 0.18 0 0
1980-04-22 92 56 0 0 0 | 1980-04-22 93 54 0 0 0
1979-04-22 69 40 0 0 0 | 1979-04-22 71 39 0 0 0
1978-04-22 57 31 0.02 0 0 | 1978-04-22 56 33 0.03 0 0
1977-04-22 60 51 T 0 0 | 1977-04-22 63 49 0 0 0
1976-04-22 72 42 0.02 0 0 | 1976-04-22 64 40 0 0 0
1975-04-22 70 37 0 0 0 | 1975-04-22 65 33 0 0 0
1974-04-22 57 41 0 0 0 | 1974-04-22 48 40 0 0 0
1973-04-22 63 50 0.07 0 0 | 1973-04-22 58 46 0 0 0
1972-04-22 52 40 0 0 0 | 1972-04-22 45 36 T 0 0
1971-04-22 63 31 0 0 0 | 1971-04-22 58 34 0 0 0
1970-04-22 81 44 0.05 T 0 | 1970-04-22 74 37 0.07 0 0
1969-04-22 63 44 0 0 0 | 1969-04-22 60 43 0 0 0
1968-04-22 76 50 0.07 0 0 | 1968-04-22 73 50 0.2 0 0
1967-04-22 48 35 0 0 0 | 1967-04-22 45 30 0 0 0
1966-04-22 62 33 0.11 0 0 | 1966-04-22 62 35 0.01 0 0
1965-04-22 75 47 0 0 0 | 1965-04-22 70 46 0 0 0
1964-04-22 66 45 0 0 0 | 1964-04-22 63 41 0 0 0
1963-04-22 52 36 0.88 0 0 | 1963-04-22 46 32 0.59 0 0
1962-04-22 68 43 0.07 0 0 | 1962-04-22 62 48 T 0 0
1961-04-22 67 47 0.1 0 0 | 1961-04-22 67 46 0.31 0 0
1960-04-22 85 56 0 0 0 | 1960-04-22 82 51 0 0 0
1959-04-22 62 28 0 0 0 | 1959-04-22 60 33 0 0 0
1958-04-22 61 42 0 0 0 | 1958-04-22 60 38 0 0 0
1957-04-22 56 45 0.69 0 0 | 1957-04-22 52 42 0.78 0 0
1956-04-22 52 33 T 0 0 | 1956-04-22 45 30 T T 0
1955-04-22 74 46 0 0 0 | 1955-04-22 71 41 0 0 0
1954-04-22 59 45 0 0 0 | 1954-04-22 56 38 0 0 0
1953-04-22 79 54 0 0 0 | 1953-04-22 78 54 0 0 0
1952-04-22 72 57 0.03 0 0 | 1952-04-22 61 50 0.28 0 0
1951-04-22 48 36 0 0 0 | 1951-04-22 44 29 T T 0
1950-04-22 82 38 0.07 T 0 | 1950-04-22 77 37 0.18 0 0
1949-04-22 68 48 0.03 0 0 | 1949-04-22 70 47 0.01 0 0
1948-04-22 60 43 0.25 0 0 | 1948-04-22 56 44 0.8 0 0
1947-04-22 65 45 T 0 0 | 1947-04-22 61 44 T 0 0
1946-04-22 81 62 0.05 0 0 | 1946-04-22 82 60 0.46 0 0
1945-04-22 69 43 T T 0 | 1945-04-22 63 42 0.01 0 0
1944-04-22 60 50 0.78 0 0 | 1944-04-22 58 46 0.09 0 0
1943-04-22 56 39 0.78 0 0 | 1943-04-22 62 43 0.38 0 0
1942-04-22 75 44 0 0 0 | 1942-04-22 74 46 0 0 0
1941-04-22 62 33 0 0 0 | 1941-04-22 63 36 T 0 0
1940-04-22 65 45 0 0 0 | 1940-04-22 62 46 T 0 0
1939-04-22 70 30 0 0 0 | 1939-04-22 70 34 0 0 0
1938-04-22 58 38 0 0 0 | 1938-04-22 59 35 0 0 0
1937-04-22 64 36 0 0 0 | 1937-04-22 62 36 0 0 0
1936-04-22 52 32 0 0 0 | 1936-04-22 51 31 0 0 0
1935-04-22 62 37 0.02 0 0 | 1935-04-22 54 41 0.03 0 0
1934-04-22 64 41 0 0 0 | 1934-04-22 61 42 0 0 0
1933-04-22 58 35 0 0 0 | 1933-04-22 55 35 0 0 0
1932-04-22 82 48 0 0 0 | 1932-04-22 77 52 0 0 0
1931-04-22 49 35 0 T 0 | 1931-04-22 46 36 0 0 0
1930-04-22 51 35 0 0 0 | 1930-04-22 48 30 0 0 0
1929-04-22 64 41 0 0 0 | 1929-04-22 63 41 0 0 0
1928-04-22 60 38 0 0 0 | 1928-04-22 61 37 0 0 0
1927-04-22 41 31 T T 0 | 1927-04-22 38 30 0.05 0.8 0
1926-04-22 64 52 T 0 0 | 1926-04-22 69 51 0 0 0
1925-04-22 87 59 0 0 0 | 1925-04-22 88 57 0 0 0
1924-04-22 58 37 0 0 0 | 1924-04-22 55 37 0 0 0
1923-04-22 68 49 0 0 0 | 1923-04-22 60 46 0 0 0
1922-04-22 60 38 0 0 0 | 1922-04-22 60 35 0 0 0
1921-04-22 61 48 0.23 0 0 | 1921-04-22 58 48 0.29 0 0
1920-04-22 68 44 0.08 0 0 | 1920-04-22 62 43 0.08 0 0
1919-04-22 76 54 0.02 0 0 | 1919-04-22 72 51 0 0 0
1918-04-22 56 38 0 0 0 | 1918-04-22 55 35 0 0 0
1917-04-22 78 45 0 0 0 | 1917-04-22 76 47 0.03 0 0
1916-04-22 51 37 0 0 0 | 1916-04-22 46 37 0 0 0
1915-04-22 75 54 T 0 0 | 1915-04-22 77 51 0 0 0
1914-04-22 64 45 0 0 0 | 1914-04-22 61 43 T 0 0
1913-04-22 78 58 T 0 0 | 1913-04-22 78 59 T 0 0
1912-04-22 57 39 0 0 0 | 1912-04-22 55 39 0 0 0
1911-04-22 56 37 0 0 0 | 1911-04-22 56 38 0 0 0
1910-04-22 58 32 0.24 0 0 | 1910-04-22 59 30 0.68 0 0
1909-04-22 52 34 0 0 0 | 1909-04-22 45 33 0 0 0
1908-04-22 78 56 T 0 0 | 1908-04-22 78 53 0 0 0
1907-04-22 65 39 0 0 0 | 1907-04-22 69 42 0 0 0
1906-04-22 58 44 0 0 0 | 1906-04-22 54 41 0 0 0
1905-04-22 61 40 0 0 0 | 1905-04-22 63 37 0 0 0
1904-04-22 64 42 0.44 0 0 | 1904-04-22 55 38 0.49 0 0
1903-04-22 58 39 0 0 0 | 1903-04-22 57 35 0 0 0
1902-04-22 74 43 0.23 0 0 | 1902-04-22 76 41 0.13 0 0
1901-04-22 57 40 0.01 0 0 | 1901-04-22 65 41 T 0 0
1900-04-22 71 47 0.01 0 0 | 1900-04-22 70 49 0 0 0
1899-04-22 66 46 T 0 0 | 1899-04-22 65 41 0.03 T 0
1898-04-22 59 52 0.42 0 0 | 1898-04-22 58 49 0.23 0 0
1897-04-22 78 62 0.04 0 0 | 1897-04-22 77 56 T 0 0
1896-04-22 61 42 0 0 0 | 1896-04-22 60 38 0 0 0
1895-04-22 70 39 0 0 0 | 1895-04-22 68 40 0 0 M
1894-04-22 56 41 0 0 0 | 1894-04-22 60 42 0 0 M
1893-04-22 35 31 0.02 0.1 T | 1893-04-22 36 30 0.01 M M
1892-04-22 59 40 0.01 0 M | 1892-04-22 61 38 0.02 M M
1891-04-22 72 55 0.02 0 M | 1891-04-22 70 55 0.21 M M
1890-04-22 69 56 0.02 0 M | 1890-04-22 66 55 0.12 M M
1889-04-22 64 43 0 0 M | 1889-04-22 66 38 0 M M
1888-04-22 62 40 T 0 M | 1888-04-22 52 39 0.05 M M
1887-04-22 70 42 0.37 0 M | 1887-04-22 65 43 0.51 M M
1886-04-22 80 59 0 0 M | 1886-04-22 80 56 0 M M
1885-04-22 70 61 0.02 0 M | 1885-04-22 72 54 0.09 M M
1884-04-22 52 32 0 M M | 1884-04-22 56 35 0 M M
1883-04-22 62 36 0.13 M M | 1883-04-22 51 39 0.25 M M
1882-04-22 48 38 0.16 M M | 1882-04-22 55 40 0.33 M M
1881-04-22 66 46 0 M M | 1881-04-22 67 40 0 M M
1880-04-22 72 49 0 M M | 1880-04-22 64 47 0 M M
1879-04-22 80 51 0 M M | 1879-04-22 83 50 0 M M
1878-04-22 76 65 0.02 M M | 1878-04-22 80 55 0.13 M M
1877-04-22 73 49 0 M M | 1877-04-22 76 49 0 M M
1876-04-22 69 51 0.01 M M | 1876-04-22 71 44 0 M M
1875-04-22 54 29 0 M M | 1875-04-22 58 28 0 M M
1874-04-22 54 37 0 M M | 1874-04-22 M M 0 M M
1873-04-22 M M 0.02 M M | 1873-04-22 M M M M M
1872-04-22 M M 0 M M |            
1871-04-22 M M M M M |            
 
 
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