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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         80    334 PM  92    2001  72      8       90
  MINIMUM         56    513 AM  32    2004  49      7       55
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.13 1986   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      2.11   0.71     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     12.51                      7.88   4.63     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     15.59                      9.70   5.89     8.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       121     47       50
  SINCE MAR 1   1969                      1518    451      918
  SINCE JUL 1   7179                      6937    242     5697

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        8
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        15     -3       37
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        23     -7       59
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        23     -7       59
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64          1100 PM
 LOWEST     25          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1929
                                             1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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