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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2024

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         85    349 PM 104    1988  83      2       83
  MINIMUM         70    557 AM  42    1929  61      9       54
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.25          2.13 1977   0.14   0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      2.02  -1.43     0.89
  SINCE JUN 1     13.22                     12.08   1.14     7.04
  SINCE JAN 1     32.46                     24.95   7.51    16.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0
  SINCE JUN 1      4                        21    -17       14
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         3      1        4

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         8      5        4
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       123    -16      129
  SINCE JUN 1    637                       632      5      638
  SINCE JAN 1    673                       704    -31      730
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94          1100 AM
 LOWEST     65           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       105      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1976
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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