315  
CDUS43 KDMX 260631  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 24 904 PM 65 2000 37 -13 55  
MINIMUM 15 720 AM -19 1940 19 -4 32  
AVERAGE 20 28 -8 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 2008 0.05 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.99 -0.20 0.44  
SINCE DEC 1 2.98 3.53 -0.55 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 2.40 2.09 0.31 0.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1962 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 7.7 8.4 -0.7 8.6  
SINCE DEC 1 17.0 28.4 -11.4 12.7  
SINCE JUL 1 31.5 31.8 -0.3 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 37 8 21  
MONTH TO DATE 916 1041 -125 1155  
SINCE DEC 1 3780 3682 98 3657  
SINCE JUL 1 4953 5060 -107 4679  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1100 PM  
LOWEST 54 200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 78 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 557 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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