253  
CDUS43 KDMX 150640  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 79 306 PM 96 2013 72 7 86  
MINIMUM 39 343 AM 28 1895 49 -10 54  
AVERAGE 59 61 -2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 1945 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.95 -1.92 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.03 7.97 0.06 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.43 10.21 0.22 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6 6 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 155 110 45 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1261 1464 -203 1148  
SINCE JUL 1 6320 6634 -314 5893  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 3 15 -12 25  
SINCE MAR 1 15 23 -8 34  
SINCE JAN 1 15 23 -8 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 500 AM  
LOWEST 23 200 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 2004  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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