National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
846 AM CST WED JAN 1 2020

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...THE WATERLOO IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              67   12/03/2012                                    
                        12/05/2001                                    
                        12/04/1998                                    
 LOW              -29   12/25/2000                                    
                        12/10/1919                                    
HIGHEST            59   12/25        49      10       52  12/19       
LOWEST              3   12/15       -11      14        8  12/07       
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.6              30.8     8.7     37.1              
AVG. MINIMUM     20.5              13.5     7.0     21.2              
MEAN             30.0              22.2     7.8     29.1              
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MAX <= 32      8              15.4    -7.4        9              
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              29.2    -0.2       29              
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               5.7    -5.7        0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.92   2015                                          
 MINIMUM         0.16   1995                                          
TOTALS           0.92              1.20   -0.28     2.50              
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.04   -0.01     0.08              
DAYS >= .01         8               8.4    -0.4        6              
DAYS >= .10         1               3.4    -2.4        4              
DAYS >= .50         1               0.5     0.5        1              
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        1              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           34.0   5                                             
                        0                                             
                        -26215                                        
TOTALS            4.0               9.9    -5.9      3.5              
SINCE 7/1        12.0              13.3    -1.3      7.3              
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 4      -4        0              
DAYS >= 1.0         2               3.1    -1.1        2              
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   12/12                          1  12/30       
                        12/11                             12/29       
                                                          12/03       
 24 HR TOTAL      2.1   12/11 TO 12/11                                

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1077              1328    -251     1101              
 SINCE 7/1       2609              2811    -202     2842              
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0              
 SINCE 1/1        928               799     129      890              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/280    DATE  12/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/300    DATE  12/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM                                      
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
  0
  1
  0
  0
  1
  0
  1
HAZE                     14                                           
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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