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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         84    352 PM  93    2022  71     13       77
  MINIMUM         54    514 AM  27    1925  48      6       43
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1966   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.52  -1.41     4.20
  SINCE MAR 1      8.24                      7.54   0.70    10.68
  SINCE JAN 1      8.78                      9.78  -1.00    13.40

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.2                       6.4   -2.2      4.9
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      39.1  -22.0     32.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        5
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        92    -33       66
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1446   -298     1217
  SINCE JUL 1   5893                      6616   -723     5439

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        10      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        18      1        4
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        18      1        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    57           400 AM
 LOWEST     19           300 PM
 AVERAGE    38

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1895
                                             1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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