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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         68    328 PM  93    2021  67      1       62
  MINIMUM         51    530 AM  27    1918  44      7       40
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.25 1911   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      6.48                      6.16   0.32     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1      9.20                      8.40   0.80     7.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.8  1909   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.3   -1.4      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.0   -6.7     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                        10     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5       14
  SINCE MAR 1   1156                      1364   -208     1393
  SINCE JUL 1   5378                      6534  -1156     6444

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       18
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           100 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      2005


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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