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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         62    359 PM  85    1985  62      0       57
  MINIMUM         52   1129 AM  14    1921  38     14       35
  AVERAGE         57                        50      7       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            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)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            8                        15     -7       19
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       311    -65      214
  SINCE MAR 1    973                      1190   -217     1139
  SINCE JUL 1   5195                      6360  -1165     6190

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    17.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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