569  
CDUS43 KDMX 200637  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 65 407 AM 98 1934 74 -9 66  
MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 29 1929 52 -7 46  
AVERAGE 55 63 -8 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.85 2013 0.15 -0.13 0.74  
MONTH TO DATE 1.99 2.69 -0.70 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 9.99 8.71 1.28 8.98  
SINCE JAN 1 12.39 10.95 1.44 9.52  
 
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 10 5 5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 165 136 29 85  
SINCE MAR 1 1271 1490 -219 1174  
SINCE JUL 1 6330 6660 -330 5919  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 25 4 33  
SINCE MAR 1 41 33 8 42  
SINCE JAN 1 41 33 8 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 66 600 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1924  
1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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