783  
CDUS43 KDMX 072243  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012  
 
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 70 359 PM 90 1934 69 1 69  
MINIMUM 58 454 AM 25 1925 46 12 47  
AVERAGE 64 58 6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.76 1964 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.10 0.97 0.13 0.06  
SINCE MAR 1 6.11 6.73 -0.62 5.59  
SINCE JAN 1 8.58 8.52 0.06 8.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1960 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  
TODAY 1 8 -7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 8 65 -57 108  
SINCE MAR 1 876 1462 -586 1594  
SINCE JUL 1 5655 6881 -1226 7196  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 7 18 0  
SINCE MAR 1 47 15 32 3  
SINCE JAN 1 47 15 32 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 42 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1976  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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