[NOAA Logo] NCDC / Climate-Radar Data Inventories / Locate Station / Search ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dubuque Regional Airport * About this Station Dubuque, IA, United States * Data Inventories Other Stations in Dubuque * DATA List Stations in Division IA-03 * Station History List Stations in Dubuque County * State Climatologist List Stations within 5, 10, 25, or 50 miles * Regional Climate Center Type* : ASOS-NWS --------------------------- Information at Other Sites Call : DBQ / KDBQ * National Weather Service Sign/ICS* - Central Region WBAN* : 94908 Headquarters COOP ID* : 132367 - Regional Forecast Office Climate Division* : IA-03 - Northeast - Current Weather Conditions WMO ID* : 72547 - Current Weather Forecast In Service* : 01 Sep 1950 to Present * Current Radar Elevation* : 321.9m (1055.8') above s/l * Current Satellite Lat/Lon* : 42¢X24'N / 90¢X42'W * Sunrise/Sunset County* : Dubuque * Disclaimer * List of NCDC Datasets * Please report any Data Errors found. * Note to webmasters: you can link directly to this page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Page] Other Stations in Dubuque Dubuque Airport Dubuque C G Depot Dubuque Lock & Dam 11 Dubuque No 2 Dubuque River Dubuque Wb City ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Page] About this Station The terrain around Dubuque varies from gently rolling, 10 to 15 miles to the south and west, to steep hills and bluffs around the city and along the Mississippi River. The principal feature of the climate in Dubuque is its variety. The Dubuque area is subject to weather ranging from the cold, dry, arctic air masses in the winter, with readings as low as 32 degrees below zero, to the hot, dry weather of the desert southwest in the summer when the temperatures reach about 110. More often the area is covered by mild Pacific air that has lost considerable moisture in crossing the mountains far to the west, or by cool, dry Canadian air, or by warm, moist air from the Gulf regions. Most of the year the latter three types of air masses dominate Dubuque weather, with the invasions of Gulf air rarely occurring in the winter. The seasons vary widely from year to year at Dubuque. For example, successive invasions of cold air from the north may bring a long, cold winter with snow-covered ground from mid November until March and many days of sub-zero temperatures. Another winter can be mild with bare ground most of the season and only a few sub-zero temperature readings. The summers, too, may vary from hot and humid with considerable thunderstorm activity when the Gulf air prevails, to relatively cool, dry weather when air of northerly origin dominates the season. All seasons are marked by storms that accompany the changes from one type of air mass to another. In winter, rain changes to sleet and snow, and occasionally a peal of thunder is heard at the height of a snowstorm. In summer, thunderstorms are frequently heavy. They are occasionally accompanied by hail and on rare occasions by tornadoes. Thunderstorms have been sufficiently intense at times to raise the Mississippi River, which is about one-fourth mile wide at Debuque, nearly 5 feet overnight. Flash floods have drowned many people. Most of the precipitation occurs during the spring and fall seasons. The last occurrence of snow and freezing rain can be in late May, and the first occurrence in late September. While the climate of Dubuque does not lack for variety, there are times when a particular weather condition may persist for an extended period. Cold weather has lasted as long as 20 days in succession with sub-zero readings. Heat waves have persisted for 10 or more days with readings around 100 degrees each day. Hot, dry spells occasionally plague the crops and livestock in summer, but there are frequent periods of mild, dry weather in the spring and frequently in the autumn. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] Data Inventories Please note that additional data (digital and non-digital) may be available for this station. Contact NCDC if additional details are needed. 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[Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined) [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] 3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] 3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go] Station History Dubuque Regional Airport Date Date Elevation COOP Call WMO Began Ended Lat/Lon meters/feet ID WBAN Sign ID Type DUBUQUE REGIONAL AP 01 Sep Present 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 ASOS-NWS 1995 90¢X42'W 1055.8' 01 Jan 01 Sep 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 LAWRS WBO 1995 1995 90¢X42'W 1055.8' SAWRS 15 Oct 01 Jan 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 LAWRS WBO 1991 1995 90¢X42'W 1055.8' SAWRS DUBUQUE MUNICIPAL AP 05 Oct 15 Oct 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 LAWRS WBO 1987 1991 90¢X42'W 1055.8' SAWRS 28 Sep 05 Oct 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 LAWRS WBO 1987 1987 90¢X42'W 1055.8' SAWRS 01 Sep 28 Sep 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 LAWRS WBO 1982 1987 90¢X42'W 1055.8' SAWRS 01 Jun 31 Aug 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 DBQ 72547 WBO SAWRS 1975 1981 90¢X42'W 1055.8' 01 Jan 01 Jun 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 . . WBO 1973 1975 90¢X42'W 1055.8' 01 Jun 01 Jan 42¢X24'N / 321.9m / 132367 94908 . . WBAS 1965 1973 90¢X42'W 1055.8' 15 Apr 01 Jun 42¢X24'N / 324.6m / 132367 94908 . . WBAS 1953 1965 90¢X42'W 1064.7' 01 Feb 15 Apr 42¢X24'N / 324.6m / 132367 94908 . . WBAS 1951 1953 90¢X42'W 1064.7' 26 Jan 01 Feb 42¢X24'N / 324.6m / . 94908 . . WBAS 1951 1951 90¢X42'W 1064.7' 01 Jan 26 Jan 42¢X24'N / Unknown' . 94908 . . WBAS 1951 1951 90¢X42'W 01 Sep 01 Jan 42¢X24'N / Unknown' . 94908 . . SAWRS 1950 1951 90¢X42'W [Go to Top of Page] Top of Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [NOAA Logo] NCDC / Climate-Radar Data Inventories / Locate Station / Search This page dynamically generated 01 Oct 2002 from: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html Please send questions or comments about this system to ncdc.webcliserv@noaa.gov Please see the NCDC Contact Page if you have questions or comments.