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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         62    424 PM  85    1985  62      0       57
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  14    1921  38      6       35
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.62 2013   0.14  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      2.09  -0.82     0.70
  SINCE MAR 1      3.77                      4.07  -0.30     2.40
  SINCE JAN 1      6.49                      6.31   0.18     6.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1960   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       5.8   -0.9      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      38.5   -6.2     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       19
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       311    -61      214
  SINCE MAR 1    977                      1190   -213     1139
  SINCE JUL 1   5199                      6360  -1161     6190

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       18
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1       18
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     51           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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