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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         67    318 PM  93    1921  74     -7       87
  MINIMUM         53    648 AM  31    1963  52      1       61
                                      1931
                                      1917
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          1.54 2007   0.15  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.40                      3.31   2.09     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     15.09                      9.08   6.01     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     18.17                     10.90   7.27     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            5                         4      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       161     18       60
  SINCE MAR 1   1980                      1558    422      928
  SINCE JUL 1   7190                      6977    213     5707

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        9
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        30      3       68
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        38     -1       90
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        38     -1       90
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     43           400 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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