898  
CDUS43 KDMX 210635  
CLIALO  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 62 214 PM 97 1934 74 -12 58  
MINIMUM 41 508 AM 31 1924 52 -11 49  
1954  
AVERAGE 52 63 -11 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1933 0.15 -0.15 1.22  
MONTH TO DATE 1.99 2.84 -0.85 2.07  
SINCE MAR 1 9.99 8.86 1.13 10.20  
SINCE JAN 1 12.39 11.10 1.29 10.74  
 
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 13 4 9 11  
MONTH TO DATE 178 140 38 96  
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1494 -210 1185  
SINCE JUL 1 6343 6664 -321 5930  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 27 2 33  
SINCE MAR 1 41 35 6 42  
SINCE JAN 1 41 35 6 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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