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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         83    420 PM  94    1934  73     10       72
  MINIMUM         49    451 AM  32    1915  51     -2       51
                                      1925
                                      2014
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1991   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.39   1.88     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     10.75                      8.41   2.34     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     13.47                     10.65   2.82     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1991   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.4   -1.5      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.1   -6.8     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        3
  MONTH TO DATE   73                       126    -53       58
  SINCE MAR 1   1224                      1480   -256     1437
  SINCE JUL 1   5446                      6650  -1204     6488

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        21    -16       30
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        29    -20       48
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        29    -20       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           300 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT


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




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