CDUS43 KDMX 202226 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 526 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 71 342 PM 75 1918 49 22 44 MINIMUM 40 542 AM 2 1951 29 11 26 AVERAGE 56 39 17 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.66 2011 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.20 1.16 1.04 2.11 SINCE MAR 1 2.20 1.16 1.04 2.11 SINCE JAN 1 4.60 3.40 1.20 2.65 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 4.5 1984 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.1 3.6 -1.5 4.2 SINCE MAR 1 2.1 3.6 -1.5 4.2 SINCE JUL 1 33.6 36.3 -2.7 17.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 9 26 -17 30 MONTH TO DATE 534 615 -81 446 SINCE MAR 1 534 615 -81 446 SINCE JUL 1 5593 5785 -192 5191 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 700 AM LOWEST 41 100 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 83 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -5 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$