079  
CDUS43 KDMX 180722  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 81 526 PM 94 1934 73 8 62  
MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 32 1915 51 11 46  
1925  
2014  
AVERAGE 72 62 10 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.25 2.64 1991 0.15 0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.14 2.39 -1.25 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 9.14 8.41 0.73 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 11.54 10.65 0.89 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1991 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 155 126 29 71  
SINCE MAR 1 1261 1480 -219 1160  
SINCE JUL 1 6320 6650 -330 5905  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 21 4 33  
SINCE MAR 1 37 29 8 42  
SINCE JAN 1 37 29 8 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 AM  
LOWEST 64 500 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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