394  
CDUS43 KDMX 172236  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 22 359 PM 82 2012 47 -25 73  
MINIMUM 4 613 AM -4 1902 27 -23 30  
AVERAGE 13 37 -24 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.76 1965 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.96 1.21 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 2.17 0.96 1.21 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 4.57 3.20 1.37 2.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.9 1965 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.8 3.2 -1.4 4.2  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 3.2 -1.4 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.3 35.9 -2.6 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 52 28 24 13  
MONTH TO DATE 480 535 -55 377  
SINCE MAR 1 480 535 -55 377  
SINCE JUL 1 5539 5705 -166 5122  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 47 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -2 1909  
1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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