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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         58    134 PM  82    1986  54      4       77
  MINIMUM         34    324 AM   6    1923  32      2       35
  AVERAGE         46                        43      3       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.13 1933   0.09  -0.09     0.32
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      1.98   0.30     1.70
  SINCE MAR 1      2.28                      1.98   0.30     1.70
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.22   0.78     6.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.8  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                       4.6    0.3      8.7
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       4.6    0.3      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      37.3   -5.0     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           19                        22     -3        9
  MONTH TO DATE  727                       878   -151      925
  SINCE MAR 1    727                       878   -151      925
  SINCE JUL 1   4949                      6048  -1099     5976

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           800 AM
 LOWEST     57           100 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      2021


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2024.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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