829  
CDUS43 KDMX 050635  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012  
 
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 236 PM 91 1918 68 14 63  
MINIMUM 59 538 AM 22 1907 45 14 27  
AVERAGE 71 56 15 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.00 1913 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.56 0.23 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.80 6.32 -0.52 5.53  
SINCE JAN 1 8.27 8.11 0.16 8.29  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1935 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.1 6.3 -5.2 2.4  
SINCE JUL 1 25.8 34.5 -8.7 48.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 9 -9 20  
MONTH TO DATE 7 39 -32 80  
SINCE MAR 1 875 1436 -561 1566  
SINCE JUL 1 5654 6855 -1201 7168  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 4 13 0  
SINCE MAR 1 39 12 27 3  
SINCE JAN 1 39 12 27 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 93 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1968  
1958  
1944  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2012...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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