516  
CDUS43 KDMX 052338  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 40 326 PM 59 2012 29 11 20  
MINIMUM 21 621 AM -26 1924 12 9 12  
1942  
AVERAGE 31 20 11 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1989 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.62 -1.04 1.46  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.1 2005 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 5.2 11.5 -6.3 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.7 14.9 4.8 3.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 45 -11 49  
MONTH TO DATE 204 222 -18 231  
SINCE DEC 1 1566 1451 115 1346  
SINCE JUL 1 2739 2829 -90 2368  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 76 200 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 52 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -26 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 452 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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