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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         70    119 PM  90    1926  67      3       55
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         38    530 AM  26    1956  44     -6       39
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.07          2.33 1997   0.15  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.89                      4.04  -0.15     1.23
  SINCE MAR 1      6.39                      6.02   0.37     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1      9.11                      8.26   0.85     7.24

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.4  1997   0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       6.3   -1.4      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      39.0   -6.7     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           11                        10      1       18
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       475    -51      454
  SINCE MAR 1   1151                      1354   -203     1379
  SINCE JUL 1   5373                      6524  -1151     6430

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         7     -3       18
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       18
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1918


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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