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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON MAY 06 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         69    345 PM  92    1909  69      0       77
  MINIMUM         37    436 AM  29    1944  46     -9       54
                                      1958
                                      1968
  AVERAGE         53                        57     -4       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1960   0.14  -0.14     0.04
                                      1972
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      0.70   0.84     0.04
  SINCE MAR 1      8.02                      6.72   1.30     2.97
  SINCE JAN 1     10.74                      8.96   1.78     7.28

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1944   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
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        47     -2       47
  SINCE MAR 1   1196                      1401   -205     1426
  SINCE JUL 1   5418                      6571  -1153     6477

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        1
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        12     -8       19
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        12     -8       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     37           100 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        99      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1974
                                             1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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