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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         90    338 PM  98    1934  74     16       85
  MINIMUM         62    445 AM  32    2002  51     11       54
  AVERAGE         76                        62     14       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.92 1902   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.54   1.73     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     10.75                      8.56   2.19     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     13.47                     10.80   2.67     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                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   73                       131    -58       58
  SINCE MAR 1   1224                      1485   -261     1437
  SINCE JUL 1   5446                      6655  -1209     6488

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         2      9        5
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        23     -7       35
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        31    -11       53
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        31    -11       53
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM
 LOWEST     36           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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