254  
CDUS43 KDMX 060632  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 4.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 76 200 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 52 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -26 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 453 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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