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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         88    201 PM  94    2022  71     17       80
  MINIMUM         50    404 AM  30    1895  49      1       65
                                      1928
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.40 2010   0.14  -0.14     0.21
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      1.66   2.54     1.45
  SINCE MAR 1     10.68                      7.68   3.00     4.38
  SINCE JAN 1     13.40                      9.92   3.48     8.69

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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        98    -32       48
  SINCE MAR 1   1217                      1452   -235     1427
  SINCE JUL 1   5439                      6622  -1183     6478

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         1      3        8
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7       22
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        19    -11       40
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        19    -11       40
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM
 LOWEST     25           200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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