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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         54    535 PM  92    1994  62     -8       61
  MINIMUM         37   1123 PM  20    1983  39     -2       25
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.29 2008   0.15   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      2.24  -0.71     0.70
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      4.22  -0.19     2.40
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      6.46   0.29     6.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0
                                      2018
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.3   -1.3       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       5.9   -1.0      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      38.6   -6.3     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        15      4       22
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       326    -57      236
  SINCE MAR 1    996                      1205   -209     1161
  SINCE JUL 1   5218                      6375  -1157     6212

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       18
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1       18
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM
 LOWEST     52           700 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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