480  
CDUS43 KDMX 160635  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 87 1213 PM 92 2001 73 14 79  
MINIMUM 58 1101 PM 32 2004 50 8 46  
2016  
AVERAGE 73 61 12 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.13 1986 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 2.09 -1.98 4.21  
SINCE MAR 1 8.24 8.11 0.13 10.69  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 10.35 -1.57 13.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6 -6 2  
MONTH TO DATE 59 116 -57 72  
SINCE MAR 1 1148 1470 -322 1223  
SINCE JUL 1 5893 6640 -747 5445  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 33 17 16 4  
SINCE MAR 1 42 25 17 8  
SINCE JAN 1 42 25 17 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 800 AM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1921  
1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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