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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         84    429 PM  98    1934  73     11       88
  MINIMUM         62   1009 PM  29    1929  50     12       66
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.85R         1.63 1990   0.15   1.70     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      2.71   1.96     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     14.36                      8.48   5.88     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     17.44                     10.30   7.14     8.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       143     25       54
  SINCE MAR 1   1969                      1540    429      922
  SINCE JUL 1   7179                      6959    220     5701

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6       12
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        22      8       59
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        30      4       81
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        30      4       81
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     51           400 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        97      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1954
                                             1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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