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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
154 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         71    242 PM  93    1918  68      3       81
  MINIMUM         43    533 AM  29    1968  45     -2       57
                                      1958
                                      1944
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1972   0.14  -0.14     0.11
                                      1960
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      0.70   1.61     0.90
  SINCE MAR 1     12.00                      6.47   5.53     5.91
  SINCE JAN 1     15.08                      8.29   6.79     8.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1944   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.0    1.7      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     13.0                       6.4    6.6      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     50.1                      35.3   14.8     25.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                         9     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        48     50        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1899                      1445    454      875
  SINCE JUL 1   7109                      6864    245     5654

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       21
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        13     -9       43
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        13     -9       43
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     57           300 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        99      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1989
                                             1974

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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