000 CDUS43 KDMX 020656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1256 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 33 1150 PM 61 1897 26 7 43 MINIMUM 20 402 AM -18 1974 7 13 20 AVERAGE 27 17 10 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.29 0.85 1916 0.03 0.26 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.03 0.26 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.81 1.14 -0.33 0.56 SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.03 0.26 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1942 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 1.7 7.7 -6.0 6.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.7 12.6 -10.9 6.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 48 -10 33 MONTH TO DATE 38 48 -10 33 SINCE DEC 1 1259 1391 -132 1197 SINCE JUL 1 2602 2954 -352 2682 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 PM LOWEST 62 100 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 50 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -17 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST JANUARY 3 2005.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 32 1154 PM 54 1897 23 9 36 MINIMUM 17 354 AM -24 1974 6 11 21 AVERAGE 25 14 11 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.21 0.58 1942 0.03 0.18 T MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.03 0.18 T SINCE DEC 1 0.69 1.11 -0.42 0.71 SINCE JAN 1 0.21 0.03 0.18 T SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 7.5 1942 0.3 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 3.9 8.3 -4.4 8.5 SINCE JUL 1 5.4 13.9 -8.5 8.5 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 51 -11 36 MONTH TO DATE 40 51 -11 36 SINCE DEC 1 1327 1479 -152 1287 SINCE JUL 1 2912 3162 -250 2969 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 PM LOWEST 67 1200 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 47 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -22 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST JANUARY 3 2005.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 451 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL