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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         74    356 PM  92    1936  73      1       82
  MINIMUM         62    539 AM  30    1921  50     12       51
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          3.03 1999   0.15  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.24   2.03     1.57
  SINCE MAR 1     10.75                      8.26   2.49     4.50
  SINCE JAN 1     13.47                     10.50   2.97     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   72                       121    -49       55
  SINCE MAR 1   1223                      1475   -252     1434
  SINCE JUL 1   5445                      6645  -1200     6485

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         2      1        2
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        19    -12       30
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        27    -16       48
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        27    -16       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1915
                                             1925
                                             2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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