Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 62 424 PM 85 1985 62 0 57
MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 14 1921 38 6 35
AVERAGE 53 50 3 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.62 2013 0.14 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.27 2.09 -0.82 0.70
SINCE MAR 1 3.77 4.07 -0.30 2.40
SINCE JAN 1 6.49 6.31 0.18 6.71
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1960 0.0 0.0 0.0
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
YESTERDAY 12 15 -3 19
MONTH TO DATE 250 311 -61 214
SINCE MAR 1 977 1190 -213 1139
SINCE JUL 1 5199 6360 -1161 6190
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 400 AM
LOWEST 51 400 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 92 1994
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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