537  
CDUS43 KDMX 182328  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 39 700 AM 57 1923 33 6 31  
2002  
MINIMUM 16 459 PM -23 1983 16 0 22  
AVERAGE 28 24 4 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 0.93 1968 0.05 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.88 -0.48 0.49  
SINCE DEC 1 0.40 0.88 -0.48 0.49  
SINCE JAN 1 35.28 35.73 -0.45 39.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 4.7 2000 0.4 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.1 5.5 -1.4 1.9  
SINCE DEC 1 4.1 5.5 -1.4 1.9  
SINCE JUL 1 18.6 8.9 9.7 2.1  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 40 -3 38  
MONTH TO DATE 867 677 190 694  
SINCE DEC 1 867 677 190 694  
SINCE JUL 1 2040 2055 -15 1716  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 62 400 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 52 1979  
1988  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -25 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 439 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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