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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
840 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   08/18/1936
 LOW               33   08/20/1950
HIGHEST            97   08/07        93       4       93  08/02
LOWEST             43   08/18        47      -4       49  08/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     85.2              82.2     3.0     83.5
AVG. MINIMUM     56.8              60.2    -3.4     59.4
MEAN             71.0              71.2    -0.2     71.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     10               3.3     6.7        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.33   2007
 MINIMUM         0.08   2003
TOTALS           1.47              4.27   -2.80     3.21
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.14   -0.09     0.10
DAYS >= .01         7               9.1    -2.1        6
DAYS >= .10         5               6.0    -1.0        3
DAYS >= .50         1               3.1    -2.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.3    -1.3        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   08/31 TO 08/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      15                16      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1         15                20      -5        0
COOLING TOTAL     210               208       2      209
 SINCE 1/1       1012               712     300      854
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/310    DATE  08/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/280    DATE  08/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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

&&

AUGUST 2012 IN WATERLOO WAS NEAR NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES
AND BEING DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE 1.47 INCHES RECEIVED RANKS AS THE
19TH DRIEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THERE WERE 10 DAYS IN THE 90S AND 17
DAYS WITH BELOW NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A NEW RECORD HIGH
WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 30TH WITH 96 DEGREES. RECORD LOWS WERE SET ON
THE 6TH WITH 45 DEGREES AND 18TH WITH 43
DEGREES.

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