Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024
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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 62 359 PM 85 1985 62 0 57
MINIMUM 52 1129 AM 14 1921 38 14 35
AVERAGE 57 50 7 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.02 1.62 2013 0.14 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.27 2.09 -0.82 0.70
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 4.07 -0.30 2.40
SINCE JAN 1 6.49 6.31 0.18 6.71
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1960 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 T
SINCE MAR 1 4.9 5.8 -0.9 8.7
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 38.5 -6.2 38.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 8 15 -7 19
MONTH TO DATE 246 311 -65 214
SINCE MAR 1 973 1190 -217 1139
SINCE JUL 1 5195 6360 -1165 6190
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 400 AM
LOWEST 51 400 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 92 1994
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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