Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLMALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
757 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             112   07/14/1936
                        07/13/1936
 LOW               42   07/07/1984
HIGHEST           104   07/25        95       9       99  07/19
LOWEST             55   07/12        50       5       54  07/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     92.3              84.4     7.9     87.8
AVG. MINIMUM     66.4              62.8     3.6     67.3
MEAN             79.3              73.6     5.7     77.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     21               5.6    15.4       10
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.97   1999
 MINIMUM         0.35   1998
TOTALS           0.76              4.91   -4.15     2.79
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.16   -0.14     0.09
DAYS >= .01         5               9.7    -4.7       10
DAYS >= .10         2               6.8    -4.8        7
DAYS >= .50         1               3.3    -2.3        3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.5    -1.5        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   07/31 TO 07/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 4      -4        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 4      -4        0
COOLING TOTAL     451               271     180      398
 SINCE 1/1        802               504     298      645
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/220    DATE  07/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/230    DATE  07/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

JULY 2012 WAS THE 4TH WARMEST AND 4TH DRIEST JULY ON RECORD. THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 ON JULY 25TH WAS THE WARMEST SINCE AUGUST
17TH OF 1988.

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