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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         83    122 PM  92    1910  67     16       62
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  26    1956  43     11       46
  AVERAGE         69                        55     14       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.33 1997   0.15  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      3.71   3.41     3.75
  SINCE MAR 1      9.69                      5.77   3.92     5.01
  SINCE JAN 1     12.77                      7.59   5.18     7.48

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1997   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7      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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       11
  MONTH TO DATE  618                       492    126      428
  SINCE MAR 1   1801                      1397    404      868
  SINCE JUL 1   7011                      6816    195     5647

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4        3
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       22
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       22
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1918


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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