CDUS43 KDMX 052238 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 538 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 60 323 PM 92 1909 69 -9 72 MINIMUM 37 427 AM 29 1944 46 -9 41 1958 1968 AVERAGE 49 57 -8 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.51 1960 0.14 -0.14 0.00 1972 MONTH TO DATE T 0.70 -0.70 0.11 SINCE MAR 1 8.00 6.72 1.28 8.24 SINCE JAN 1 10.40 8.96 1.44 8.78 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 0.2 1944 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.1 6.4 -4.3 4.2 SINCE JUL 1 33.6 39.1 -5.5 17.1 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 16 9 7 8 MONTH TO DATE 61 47 14 47 SINCE MAR 1 1167 1401 -234 1136 SINCE JUL 1 6226 6571 -345 5881 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 12 12 0 9 SINCE JAN 1 12 12 0 9 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 600 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 99 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 19741989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$