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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         53    359 PM  92    1994  62     -9       61
  MINIMUM         43    102 AM  20    1983  39      4       25
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.26          2.29 2008   0.15   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      2.24  -0.71     0.70
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      4.22  -0.19     2.40
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      6.46   0.29     6.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.0  1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0
                                      2018
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.3   -1.3       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       5.9   -1.0      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      38.6   -6.3     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           17                        15      2       22
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       326    -59      236
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1205   -211     1161
  SINCE JUL 1   5216                      6375  -1159     6212

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       18
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1       18
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM
 LOWEST     56           400 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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