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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         80    526 PM 104    1988  83     -3       89
  MINIMUM         71    150 AM  42    1929  61     10       67
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.13 1977   0.14  -0.14     0.23
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.02   0.91     2.20
  SINCE JUN 1     15.95                     12.08   3.87    18.73
  SINCE JAN 1     29.11                     24.95   4.16    29.77

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1     14                        21     -7        6
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       123      0      112
  SINCE JUN 1    639                       632      7      673
  SINCE JAN 1    732                       704     28      719
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM
 LOWEST     82           200 PM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       105      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1976
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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