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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         84    334 PM  98    1926  82      2       81
  MINIMUM         50    523 AM  39    1935  59     -9       56
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.10 2015   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      3.77  -0.84     3.09
  SINCE JUN 1     15.95                     13.83   2.12    19.62
  SINCE JAN 1     29.11                     26.70   2.41    30.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1       15
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        23     -8       21
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         5     -4       15

 COOLING
  TODAY            2                         6     -4        4
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       208    -23      191
  SINCE JUN 1    701                       717    -16      752
  SINCE JAN 1    794                       789      5      798
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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