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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
152 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         58    526 PM  89    1900  71    -13       71
  MINIMUM         33    514 AM  30    1928  48    -15       48
                                      1895
  AVERAGE         46                        59    -13       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 2010   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      1.68   1.14     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     12.51                      7.45   5.06     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     15.59                      9.27   6.32     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       19                         7     12        5
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       102     53       41
  SINCE MAR 1   1956                      1499    457      909
  SINCE JUL 1   7166                      6918    248     5688

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       29
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       51
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        20    -16       51
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM
 LOWEST     23           600 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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