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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         78    130 PM  90    1934  70      8       65
  MINIMUM         48    520 AM  28    1976  46      2       46
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.47 2003   0.14  -0.08     0.02
                                      1988
  MONTH TO DATE    2.37                      1.11   1.26     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     12.06                      6.88   5.18     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     15.14                      8.70   6.44     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        2                         8     -6        9
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        73     32       19
  SINCE MAR 1   1906                      1470    436      887
  SINCE JUL 1   7116                      6889    227     5666

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       25
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        16    -12       47
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        16    -12       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     33           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1945


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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