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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         41    340 PM  75    1918  49     -8       54
  MINIMUM         25    728 AM   2    1951  29     -4       31
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.66 2011   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.16  -0.49     0.98
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      1.16  -0.49     0.98
  SINCE JAN 1      3.39                      3.40  -0.01     5.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.5  1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.6   -3.6      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       3.6   -3.6      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      36.3   -8.9     35.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           32                        26      6       22
  MONTH TO DATE  442                       615   -173      645
  SINCE MAR 1    442                       615   -173      645
  SINCE JUL 1   4664                      5785  -1121     5696

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    44           900 AM
 LOWEST     20           400 PM
 AVERAGE    32

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        83      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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