114  
CDUS43 KDMX 062230  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 53 348 PM 99 1934 69 -16 81  
MINIMUM 35 522 AM 28 1974 46 -11 44  
1989  
AVERAGE 44 58 -14 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.11 1960 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.83 -0.83 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 6.85 1.15 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 9.09 1.31 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 8 13 2  
MONTH TO DATE 82 55 27 49  
SINCE MAR 1 1188 1409 -221 1138  
SINCE JUL 1 6247 6579 -332 5883  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 12 13 -1 9  
SINCE JAN 1 12 13 -1 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 400 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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