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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         70    119 PM  90    1926  67      3       55
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         38    530 AM  26    1956  44     -6       39
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.33 1997   0.15   0.01      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.98                      4.04  -0.06     1.23
  SINCE MAR 1      6.48                      6.02   0.46     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1      9.20                      8.26   0.94     7.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1997   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.3   -1.4      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.0   -6.7     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       18
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       475    -51      454
  SINCE MAR 1   1151                      1354   -203     1379
  SINCE JUL 1   5373                      6524  -1151     6430

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         7     -3       18
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       18
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1918


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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