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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         74    417 PM  92    1936  73      1       82
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  30    1921  50      4       51
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.03 1999   0.15  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.24   2.03     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     10.75                      8.26   2.49     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     13.47                     10.50   2.97     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        1                         5     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   73                       121    -48       55
  SINCE MAR 1   1224                      1475   -251     1434
  SINCE JUL 1   5446                      6645  -1199     6485

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        19    -15       30
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        27    -19       48
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        27    -19       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     46           500 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1915
                                             1925
                                             2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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