Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLMALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
617 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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              95   10/03/1997
                        10/06/1963
                        10/12/1930
 LOW                0   10/30/1925
HIGHEST            78   10/03        81      -3       84  10/07
LOWEST             21   10/29        21       0       23  10/29
                        10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM     60.0              61.9    -1.9     65.9
AVG. MINIMUM     36.9              38.7    -1.8     39.7
MEAN             48.5              50.3    -1.8     52.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     11               8.6     2.4        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.86   2009
 MINIMUM         0.04   1975
TOTALS           3.86              2.48    1.38     1.37
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.08    0.04     0.04
DAYS >= .01        10               8.5     1.5        5
DAYS >= .10         6               5.0     1.0        2
DAYS >= .50         2               1.5     0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.6     0.4        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.0   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     511               465      46      386
 SINCE 7/1        693               623      70      603
COOLING TOTAL       7                 9      -2       14
 SINCE 1/1       1083               799     284      919
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/330    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/330    DATE  10/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      3

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

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