Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 182234
CLIALO
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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