Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 092234
CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 66 412 PM 95 1934 70 -4 66
MINIMUM 58 757 AM 27 1945 47 11 45
AVERAGE 62 58 4 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.41 1.42 1996 0.15 0.26 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.78 1.26 1.52 1.12
SINCE MAR 1 12.47 7.03 5.44 6.13
SINCE JAN 1 15.55 8.85 6.70 8.60
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1905 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 3 8 -5 9
MONTH TO DATE 108 81 27 28
SINCE MAR 1 1909 1478 431 896
SINCE JUL 1 7119 6897 222 5675
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 25
SINCE MAR 1 4 17 -13 47
SINCE JAN 1 4 17 -13 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 100 AM
LOWEST 90 200 PM
AVERAGE 95
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2013...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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