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CDUS43 KDMX 172238
CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
525 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 80 359 PM 94 1934 72 8 80
MINIMUM 59 508 AM 32 1925 49 10 53
1915
AVERAGE 70 61 9 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.64 1991 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.82 2.41 0.41 1.12
SINCE MAR 1 12.51 8.18 4.33 6.13
SINCE JAN 1 15.59 10.00 5.59 8.60
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1991 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.7 0.0 1.7 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 12.9 6.4 6.5 1.1
SINCE JUL 1 50.0 35.3 14.7 25.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 168 133 35 54
SINCE MAR 1 1969 1530 439 922
SINCE JUL 1 7179 6949 230 5701
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 2
MONTH TO DATE 17 18 -1 39
SINCE MAR 1 21 26 -5 61
SINCE JAN 1 21 26 -5 61
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 400 AM
LOWEST 45 400 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 98 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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