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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
557 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         78    359 PM  93    1934  75      3       80
  MINIMUM         61    213 AM  33    1931  52      9       44
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            2.67R         1.49 2004   0.15   2.52     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.39                      2.99   5.40     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     14.87                      9.01   5.86     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     17.59                     11.25   6.34     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.4   -1.5      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.1   -6.8     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        3
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       144    -70       76
  SINCE MAR 1   1225                      1498   -273     1455
  SINCE JUL 1   5447                      6668  -1221     6506

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         3      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        30     -3       35
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        38     -7       53
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        38     -7       53
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    49   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    70   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM
 LOWEST     76           300 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75       101      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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