Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
728 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   04/22/1980
 LOW              -4
HIGHEST           87   04/12         81       6
LOWEST            23   04/24         19       4
MEAN            50.3               49.4     0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 32    12                9.6     2.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.79   2008
 MINIMUM        0.28   1942
TOTALS          1.23               4.04   -2.81
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.13   -0.09
DAYS >= .01        8
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             T                1.7    -1.7
SINCE 7/1       38.5               39.0    -0.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    454                475     -21
 SINCE 7/1      6430               6524     -94
COOLING TOTAL     18                  7      11
 SINCE 1/1        18                  8      10
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/160    DATE  04/04


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        7
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       4

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

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