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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         73    214 PM  91    1918  68      5       71
  MINIMUM         37    503 AM  22    2005  45     -8       28
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.40 1902   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.43   0.66     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      7.57                      6.45   1.12     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                      8.69   1.60     7.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.8  2013   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           10                         9      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        29     -7       42
  SINCE MAR 1   1173                      1383   -210     1421
  SINCE JUL 1   5395                      6553  -1158     6472

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6       18
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        10     -6       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM
 LOWEST     25           100 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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