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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         39   1250 AM  91    1901  67    -28       76
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  24    2005  44    -12       58
  AVERAGE         36                        56    -20       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.79          1.40 1933   0.14   0.65     0.77
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.28   0.51     0.78
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      6.05   4.43     5.79
  SINCE JAN 1     13.56                      7.87   5.69     8.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    2005   0.0   MM        0.0
                                      1976
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     11.3                       6.4    4.9      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     48.4                      35.3   13.1     25.8
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        10     19        0
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        20     25        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1846                      1417    429      875
  SINCE JUL 1   7056                      6836    220     5654

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6       24
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        10     -6       24
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM
 LOWEST     79          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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