690  
CDUS43 KDMX 152231  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 88 355 PM 92 2001 73 15 87  
MINIMUM 59 536 AM 32 2004 50 9 58  
2016  
AVERAGE 74 61 13 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 1986 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.09 -2.06 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.03 8.11 -0.08 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 10.43 10.35 0.08 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 155 116 39 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1261 1470 -209 1148  
SINCE JUL 1 6320 6640 -320 5893  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 2 7 8  
MONTH TO DATE 12 17 -5 33  
SINCE MAR 1 24 25 -1 42  
SINCE JAN 1 24 25 -1 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 700 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1921  
1929  
 
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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