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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         83    357 PM  98    1934  73     10       89
  MINIMUM         57    430 AM  32    2002  50      7       57
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.35 2000   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      2.56   0.26     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     12.51                      8.33   4.18     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     15.59                     10.15   5.44     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            0                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       138     30       54
  SINCE MAR 1   1969                      1535    434      922
  SINCE JUL 1   7179                      6954    225     5701

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         2      3        8
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        20      2       47
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        28     -2       69
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        28     -2       69
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     47           300 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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