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

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CXUS53 KDMX 011249
CLAALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
650 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             112   07/14/1936
                        07/13/1936
 LOW              -34   01/16/2009
                        03/01/1962
HIGHEST           104   07/25        MM
LOWEST            -17   01/21        MM
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.1              58.4    4.7
AVG. MINIMUM     39.6              37.4    2.2
MEAN             51.4              47.9    3.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     43                MM
DAYS MAX <= 32     37              55.4  -18.4
DAYS MIN <= 32    138             146.6   -8.6
DAYS MIN <= 0       9              19.6  -10.6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        53.07   1993
 MINIMUM        17.35   1910
TOTALS          24.07             34.60  -10.53
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.09   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        91             111.9   -20.9
DAYS >= .10        53              63.6   -10.6
DAYS >= .50        16              22.1    -6.1
DAYS >= 1.00        3               8.1    -5.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.13

SNOWFALL(INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTALS           34.5              35.3    -0.8

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5951              7028   -1077
COOLING TOTAL    1083               799     284
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-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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