301  
CDUS43 KDMX 052238  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 60 323 PM 92 1909 69 -9 72  
MINIMUM 37 427 AM 29 1944 46 -9 41  
1958  
1968  
AVERAGE 49 57 -8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.51 1960 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
1972  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.70 -0.70 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 6.72 1.28 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 8.96 1.44 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.2 1944 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.1 6.4 -4.3 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.6 39.1 -5.5 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 9 7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 61 47 14 47  
SINCE MAR 1 1167 1401 -234 1136  
SINCE JUL 1 6226 6571 -345 5881  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 12 0 9  
SINCE JAN 1 12 12 0 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 600 AM  
LOWEST 27 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 99 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1974  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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