511  
CDUS43 KDMX 172330  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 38 1246 AM 58 1939 33 5 32  
MINIMUM 26 915 AM -16 1914 17 9 24  
AVERAGE 32 25 7 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.28 1895 0.04 -0.04 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.83 -0.51 0.49  
SINCE DEC 1 0.32 0.83 -0.51 0.49  
SINCE JAN 1 35.20 35.68 -0.48 39.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1990 0.3 -0.3 1.2  
MONTH TO DATE 4.1 5.1 -1.0 1.9  
SINCE DEC 1 4.1 5.1 -1.0 1.9  
SINCE JUL 1 18.6 8.5 10.1 2.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 40 -7 37  
MONTH TO DATE 830 637 193 656  
SINCE DEC 1 830 637 193 656  
SINCE JUL 1 2003 2015 -12 1678  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 985 916 69 996    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 69 200 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 57 1923  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -23 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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