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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         69        MM  88    2002  61      8       68
                                      2004
  MINIMUM         26        MM  19    1904  38    -12       53
                                      1949
                                      2020
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1945   0.15  -0.15     0.69
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.95  -1.47     1.25
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      3.93  -1.07     3.75
  SINCE JAN 1      3.40                      6.17  -2.77     6.47

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1921   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.2                       5.8   -1.6      4.9
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      38.5  -21.4     32.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1        4
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       296     12      238
  SINCE MAR 1    951                      1175   -224      965
  SINCE JUL 1   5696                      6345   -649     5187

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        2
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        2
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           300 AM
 LOWEST     22           400 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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