147  
CDUS43 KDMX 010631  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 57 339 PM 90 1926 67 -10 70  
2007  
MINIMUM 35 1154 PM 26 1956 44 -9 38  
AVERAGE 46 55 -9 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.33 1997 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.80 4.04 1.76 5.75  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 6.02 1.98 8.13  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 8.26 2.14 8.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.1 6.3 -4.2 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.6 39.0 -5.4 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 10 9 11  
MONTH TO DATE 397 475 -78 446  
SINCE MAR 1 1106 1354 -248 1089  
SINCE JUL 1 6165 6524 -359 5834  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 7 4 4  
SINCE MAR 1 12 8 4 9  
SINCE JAN 1 12 8 4 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 100 AM  
LOWEST 33 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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