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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         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)
  TODAY            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)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           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
  TODAY            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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


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

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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