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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         69    406 PM  93    1934  74     -5       78
  MINIMUM         59    318 AM  33    1931  51      8       41
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.08 2004   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      3.01   2.37     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     15.07                      8.78   6.29     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     18.15                     10.60   7.55     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            1                         5     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       153     16       60
  SINCE MAR 1   1970                      1550    420      928
  SINCE JUL 1   7180                      6969    211     5707

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        26      7       59
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        34      3       81
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        34      3       81
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM
 LOWEST     55           400 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74       101      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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