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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2025

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81    352 PM  99    1934  69     12       77
  MINIMUM         44    520 AM  28    1974  46     -2       46
                                      1989
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.11 1960   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.83  -0.72     1.54
  SINCE MAR 1      8.24                      6.85   1.39     8.02
  SINCE JAN 1      8.78                      9.09  -0.31    10.74

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1989   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      4.2                       6.4   -2.2      4.9
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      39.1  -22.0     32.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         8     -6        3
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        55     -6       48
  SINCE MAR 1   1138                      1409   -271     1199
  SINCE JUL 1   5883                      6579   -696     5421

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        13     -4        4
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        13     -4        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM
 LOWEST     29           400 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2025...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  7 2025...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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