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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76    359 PM  90    1934  69      7       80
  MINIMUM         56    704 AM  25    1925  47      9       55
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.73          1.76 1964   0.14   0.59     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    2.27                      0.97   1.30     0.78
  SINCE MAR 1      8.75                      6.99   1.76     3.71
  SINCE JAN 1     11.47                      9.23   2.24     8.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1960   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                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        63    -15       47
  SINCE MAR 1   1199                      1417   -218     1426
  SINCE JUL 1   5421                      6587  -1166     6477

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         1      0        3
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        4
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        14     -9       22
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        14     -9       22
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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