793  
CDUS43 KDMX 212332  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 31 424 PM 54 1921 28 3 9  
MINIMUM 4 425 AM -31 1970 10 -6 -14  
AVERAGE 18 19 -1 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.52 1917 0.04 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 0.75 0.86 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.19 2.19 0.00 1.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.61 0.75 0.86 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.6 2007 0.3 MM 0.0  
2008  
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 6.7 -3.2 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 8.7 16.6 -7.9 3.0  
SINCE JUL 1 23.2 20.0 3.2 3.2  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 47 46 1 67  
MONTH TO DATE 877 954 -77 1012  
SINCE DEC 1 2239 2183 56 2127  
SINCE JUL 1 3412 3561 -149 3149  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 68 100 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 60 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -33 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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