937  
CDUS43 KDMX 182242  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
542 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 51 359 PM 81 2012 48 3 72  
MINIMUM 22 633 AM -2 1909 28 -6 32  
1960  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.10 2022 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.02 1.18 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 1.02 1.18 1.89  
SINCE JAN 1 4.60 3.26 1.34 2.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1930 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.1 3.4 -1.3 4.2  
SINCE MAR 1 2.1 3.4 -1.3 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.6 36.1 -2.5 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 27 1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 508 562 -54 390  
SINCE MAR 1 508 562 -54 390  
SINCE JUL 1 5567 5732 -165 5135  
 
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 (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 700 AM  
LOWEST 58 200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 80 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -17 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT  
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 721 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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