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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         80    252 PM  90    1934  70     10       76
  MINIMUM         48    350 AM  28    1976  47      1       59
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.15          1.47 1988   0.13   1.02     0.36
  MONTH TO DATE    3.42                      1.10   2.32     1.14
  SINCE MAR 1      9.90                      7.12   2.78     4.07
  SINCE JAN 1     12.62                      9.36   3.26     8.38

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                         8     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        71    -21       47
  SINCE MAR 1   1201                      1425   -224     1426
  SINCE JUL 1   5423                      6595  -1172     6477

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        7
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        15    -11       25
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        15    -11       25
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM
 LOWEST     32           200 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      2020


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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