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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         58   1113 AM  89    1992  67     -9       69
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  27    1918  44     -5       46
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1911   0.14  -0.14     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      9.69                      5.91   3.78     5.02
  SINCE JAN 1     12.77                      7.73   5.04     7.49

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1909   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6        7
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        10      6        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1817                      1407    410      875
  SINCE JUL 1   7027                      6826    201     5654

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         9     -5       22
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         9     -5       22
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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