Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
850 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   04/22/1980
 LOW              -4
HIGHEST           80   04/28         81      -1
LOWEST            16   04/08         19      -3
MEAN            50.0               49.4     0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 32     8                9.6    -1.6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.79   2008
 MINIMUM        0.28   1942
TOTALS          5.75               4.04    1.71
DAILY AVG.      0.19               0.13    0.06
DAYS >= .01       12
DAYS >= .10        6
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       2

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                1.7    -1.7
SINCE 7/1       17.1               39.0   -21.9

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    446                475     -29
 SINCE 7/1      5834               6524    -690
COOLING TOTAL      4                  7      -3
 SINCE 1/1         9                  8       1
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/200    DATE  04/28


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        9
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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