618  
CDUS43 KDMX 120632  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 68 217 PM 93 2022 71 -3 84  
MINIMUM 32 523 AM 27 1925 48 -16 54  
AVERAGE 50 60 -10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 1966 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.52 -1.52 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.00 7.54 0.46 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 9.78 0.62 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1966 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 15 7 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 144 92 52 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1250 1446 -196 1148  
SINCE JUL 1 6309 6616 -307 5893  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 10  
SINCE MAR 1 12 18 -6 19  
SINCE JAN 1 12 18 -6 19    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 19 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1895  
1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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