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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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    144 PM 101    1925  74     -7       83
  MINIMUM         54    521 AM  32    1963  51      3       46
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.97 2004   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      3.16   2.22     1.12
  SINCE MAR 1     15.07                      8.93   6.14     6.13
  SINCE JAN 1     18.15                     10.75   7.40     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            4                         4      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       157     17       60
  SINCE MAR 1   1975                      1554    421      928
  SINCE JUL 1   7185                      6973    212     5707

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        28      5       59
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        36      1       81
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        36      1       81
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1921
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1963
                                             1931
                                             1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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