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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    130 PM  90    1934  70      8       65
  MINIMUM         48    520 AM  28    1976  46      2       46
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.47 2003   0.14  -0.14     0.02
                                      1988
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.11   1.20     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     12.00                      6.88   5.12     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     15.08                      8.70   6.38     8.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.0    1.7      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                       6.4    6.5      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     50.0                      35.3   14.7     25.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         8     -6        9
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        73     32       19
  SINCE MAR 1   1906                      1470    436      887
  SINCE JUL 1   7116                      6889    227     5666

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       25
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        16    -12       47
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        16    -12       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     33           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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