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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78    125 PM  98    1934  74      4       64
  MINIMUM         50    410 AM  29    1929  52     -2       47
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.85 2013   0.15   0.39     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.81                      2.69   2.12     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     11.29                      8.71   2.58     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     14.01                     10.95   3.06     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        9
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       136    -62       67
  SINCE MAR 1   1225                      1490   -265     1446
  SINCE JUL 1   5447                      6660  -1213     6497

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        25    -10       35
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        33    -14       53
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        33    -14       53
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        97      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1924
                                             1954


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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