590  
CDUS43 KDMX 162239  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
539 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 76 359 PM 88 2002 61 15 69  
2004  
MINIMUM 48 236 AM 19 1904 38 10 26  
1949  
2020  
AVERAGE 62 50 12 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.14 1945 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.51 1.95 2.56 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 6.71 3.93 2.78 2.86  
SINCE JAN 1 9.11 6.17 2.94 3.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.7 1921 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.1 5.8 -3.7 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.6 38.5 -4.9 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 16 -13 17  
MONTH TO DATE 245 296 -51 308  
SINCE MAR 1 954 1175 -221 951  
SINCE JUL 1 6013 6345 -332 5696  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 7 1 6 5  
SINCE JAN 1 7 1 6 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 85 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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