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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
335 PM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             95   10/03/1997
                       10/06/1963
                       10/12/1930
 LOW               0
HIGHEST           93   10/01         81      12
LOWEST            24   10/30         21       3
MEAN            54.1               51.6     2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.1     1.9
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     8                8.7    -0.7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.86   2009
 MINIMUM        0.04   1975
TOTALS          3.38               2.76    0.62
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.09    0.02
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             T                0.3    -0.3
SINCE 7/1          T                0.3    -0.3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    374                428     -54
 SINCE 7/1       392                550    -158
COOLING TOTAL     46                 13      33
 SINCE 1/1      1115                916     199
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/100    DATE  10/13


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                       10
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       2

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

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