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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         79    359 PM  97    1934  74      5       75
  MINIMUM         63    745 AM  31    1924  52     11       43
                                      1954
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.93          1.28 1933   0.15   0.78     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.74                      2.84   2.90     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     12.22                      8.86   3.36     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     14.94                     11.10   3.84     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        6
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       140    -66       73
  SINCE MAR 1   1225                      1494   -269     1452
  SINCE JUL 1   5447                      6664  -1217     6503

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        27     -6       35
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        35    -10       53
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        35    -10       53
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     62           200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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