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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         85    153 PM 110    1936  83      2       85
  MINIMUM         65   1215 AM  43    1977  61      4       70
                                      2012
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1954   0.14  -0.14     0.51
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.45   0.48     3.06
  SINCE JUN 1     15.95                     12.51   3.44    19.59
  SINCE JAN 1     29.11                     25.38   3.73    30.63

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       10                         7      3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       144      2      156
  SINCE JUN 1    662                       653      9      717
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       725     30      763
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM
 LOWEST     57           100 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1916
                                             1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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