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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         78    336 PM  90    1934  69      9       70
  MINIMUM         47    512 AM  25    1925  46      1       54
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.76 1964   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      0.97   1.34     1.10
  SINCE MAR 1     12.00                      6.74   5.26     6.11
  SINCE JAN 1     15.08                      8.56   6.52     8.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1960   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            2                         8     -6        3
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        65     38       10
  SINCE MAR 1   1904                      1462    442      878
  SINCE JUL 1   7114                      6881    233     5657

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       25
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        15    -11       47
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        15    -11       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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