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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         79    933 AM  92    2001  73      6       73
  MINIMUM         46    515 AM  32    2004  50     -4       52
                                      2016
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.13 1986   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.21                      2.09   2.12     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     10.69                      8.11   2.58     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     13.41                     10.35   3.06     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.4   -1.5      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.1   -6.8     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         6     -4        2
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       116    -44       55
  SINCE MAR 1   1223                      1470   -247     1434
  SINCE JUL 1   5445                      6640  -1195     6485

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        17    -13       28
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        25    -17       46
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        25    -17       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM
 LOWEST     38           100 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1921
                                             1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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