564  
CDUS43 KDMX 190649  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 76 336 PM 98 1934 74 2 72  
MINIMUM 62 606 AM 32 2002 51 11 47  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.83 1.92 1902 0.15 0.68 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.97 2.54 -0.57 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 9.97 8.56 1.41 8.24  
SINCE JAN 1 12.37 10.80 1.57 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 0 5 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 155 131 24 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1261 1485 -224 1165  
SINCE JUL 1 6320 6655 -335 5910  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 23 6 33  
SINCE MAR 1 41 31 10 42  
SINCE JAN 1 41 31 10 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1000 PM  
LOWEST 62 300 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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