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CLMALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
923 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEARS         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             112   07/14/1936                                    
                        07/13/1936                                    
 LOW               42   07/07/1984                                    
HIGHEST            93   07/07        95      -2       95  07/08       
LOWEST             54   07/14        50       4       51  07/13       
AVG. MAXIMUM     84.3              85.0    -0.7     84.6              
AVG. MINIMUM     63.5              62.2     1.3     61.4              
MEAN             73.9              73.6     0.3     73.0              
DAYS MAX >= 90      3               6.4    -3.4        2              
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.97   1999                                          
 MINIMUM         0.35   1998                                          
TOTALS           5.51              4.20    1.31     4.64              
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.14    0.04     0.15              
DAYS >= .01         9               9.3    -0.3        9              
DAYS >= .10         7               6.4     0.6        6              
DAYS >= .50         3               3.0     0.0        3              
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.2     0.8        2              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5                                             
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0              
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM          
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   07/31 TO 07/31                                

DEGREEDAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 7      -7        0              
 SINCE 7/1          0                 7      -7        0              
COOLING TOTAL     284               261      23      255              
 SINCE 1/1        447               483     -36      527              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/270    DATE  07/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    70/270    DATE  07/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

&&

JULY 2008 WILL GO INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS A WETTER THAN NORMAL BUT 
NOT A RECORD RAINFALL MONTH. THE 5.51 INCHES WAS 1.31 INCHES ABOVE 
THE NORMAL. HOWEVER...THE 0.83 INCHES ON THE 8TH DID SET A DAILY 
RAINFALL RECORD FOR THIS 
DATE. 

TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH WERE VERY NEARLY NORMAL. THERE WERE ONLY 
3 DAYS WITH READINGS OF 90 OR 
GREATER.                                          

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