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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    257 PM  91    1918  68     -2       82
  MINIMUM         36   1201 AM  22    1907  45     -9       59
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.17          2.00 1913   0.14   0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      0.56   1.75     0.79
  SINCE MAR 1     12.00                      6.33   5.67     5.80
  SINCE JAN 1     15.08                      8.15   6.93     8.27

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.5  1935   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.0    1.7      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     13.0                       6.4    6.6      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     50.1                      35.3   14.8     25.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           14                         9      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        39     51        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1891                      1436    455      875
  SINCE JUL 1   7101                      6855    246     5654

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        6
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       17
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        12     -8       39
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        12     -8       39
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     68           300 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1968
                                             1958
                                             1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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