261  
CDUS43 KDMX 080637  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 66 325 PM 90 1934 69 -3 84  
MINIMUM 31 1234 AM 25 1925 47 -16 52  
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 1964 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.97 -0.97 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 6.99 1.01 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 9.23 1.17 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1960 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  
YESTERDAY 16 8 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 99 63 36 49  
SINCE MAR 1 1205 1417 -212 1138  
SINCE JUL 1 6264 6587 -323 5883  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 3  
SINCE MAR 1 12 14 -2 12  
SINCE JAN 1 12 14 -2 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1200 AM  
LOWEST 22 500 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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