000 CDUS43 KDMX 270659 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 35 146 AM 65 2002 26 9 21 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -25 1930 7 13 16 AVERAGE 28 17 11 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.75 1950 0.03 -0.03 0.25 MONTH TO DATE 1.51 0.69 0.82 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 2.03 1.80 0.23 0.98 SINCE JAN 1 1.51 0.69 0.82 0.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 10.4 1996 0.3 -0.3 4.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.8 6.7 6.1 6.5 SINCE DEC 1 14.5 14.2 0.3 12.5 SINCE JUL 1 14.5 19.1 -4.6 12.5 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 49 -12 46 MONTH TO DATE 1258 1290 -32 1154 SINCE DEC 1 2479 2633 -154 2318 SINCE JUL 1 3824 4196 -372 3803 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 AM LOWEST 78 1100 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 60 2002 1944 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -23 1904 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 518 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 26 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 33 258 AM 62 2002 23 10 19 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -26 1930 6 10 15 AVERAGE 25 15 10 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.45 1994 0.03 -0.03 0.31 MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.83 -0.10 0.39 SINCE DEC 1 1.21 1.91 -0.70 1.10 SINCE JAN 1 0.73 0.83 -0.10 0.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.0 1996 0.3 -0.3 5.5 MONTH TO DATE 10.5 9.6 0.9 5.6 SINCE DEC 1 14.2 17.6 -3.4 14.1 SINCE JUL 1 15.7 23.2 -7.5 14.1 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 50 -10 48 MONTH TO DATE 1321 1336 -15 1214 SINCE DEC 1 2608 2764 -156 2465 SINCE JUL 1 4193 4447 -254 4147 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 NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 PM LOWEST 77 900 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 57 1944 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -24 1904 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ CM