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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         80    531 PM  97    1934  74      6       75
  MINIMUM         63    745 AM  31    1924  52     11       43
                                      1954
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.91          1.28 1933   0.15   0.76     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.72                      2.84   2.88     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     12.20                      8.86   3.34     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     14.92                     11.10   3.82     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         4     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       140    -66       73
  SINCE MAR 1   1225                      1494   -269     1452
  SINCE JUL 1   5447                      6664  -1217     6503

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        27     -5       35
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        35     -9       53
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        35     -9       53
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     60           500 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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