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CLIAMW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2009


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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52    432 PM  93    1953  69    -17       66       
  MINIMUM         46    830 AM  19    2003  43      3       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        56     -7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.61 1927   0.08  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      0.17   1.24     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.50                      3.12   0.38     2.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.50                     27.62   3.88    40.44    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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       16                        10      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        19      8       29       
  SINCE SEP 1    110                       174    -64      125       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       201    -44      129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                        72    -45       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    455                       753   -298      670       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2009.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2009.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 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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