008  
CDUS43 KDMX 182331  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 18 459 PM 53 1944 28 -10 23  
MINIMUM -1 220 AM -28 1930 10 -11 2  
AVERAGE 9 19 -10 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.73 1996 0.03 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.50 0.64 0.86 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.08 2.08 0.00 1.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.50 0.64 0.86 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 10.0 1931 0.3 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.5 5.7 -3.2 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 7.7 15.6 -7.9 3.0  
SINCE JUL 1 22.2 19.0 3.2 3.2  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 56 46 10 52  
MONTH TO DATE 705 816 -111 811  
SINCE DEC 1 2067 2045 22 1926  
SINCE JUL 1 3240 3423 -183 2948  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 300 PM  
LOWEST 70 200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 50 1908  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -28 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 507 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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