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CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 34 1101 AM 51 1990 28 6 43
MINIMUM 19 459 PM -34 2009 10 9 23
AVERAGE 27 19 8 33
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 0.91 1980 0.03 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 0.57 0.83 0.02
SINCE DEC 1 1.98 2.01 -0.03 1.47
SINCE JAN 1 1.40 0.57 0.83 0.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 2.3 1994 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 5.1 -4.9 0.6
SINCE DEC 1 5.4 15.0 -9.6 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 18.4 1.5 3.2
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 38 46 -8 32
MONTH TO DATE 584 724 -140 730
SINCE DEC 1 1946 1953 -7 1845
SINCE JUL 1 3119 3331 -212 2867
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 65 1200 AM
AVERAGE 83
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 54 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -28 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 504 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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