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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE APR 16 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         68    323 PM  88    2002  61      7       40
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         53    556 AM  19    1904  38     15       33
                                      1949
                                      2020
  AVERAGE         61                        50     11       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.36          1.14 1945   0.15   0.21     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.95  -1.03     0.70
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      3.93  -0.51     2.40
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      6.17  -0.03     6.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.7  1921   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.9                       5.8   -0.9      8.7
  SINCE JUL 1     32.3                      38.5   -6.2     38.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                        16    -12       28
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       296    -58      195
  SINCE MAR 1    965                      1175   -210     1120
  SINCE JUL 1   5187                      6345  -1158     6171

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2       18
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1       18
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1       18
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           200 PM
 LOWEST     34           300 AM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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