000 CDUS43 KDMX 010658 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1255 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 27 1253 PM 61 2000 37 -10 53 1932 MINIMUM 22 1159 PM -29 1962 19 3 34 AVERAGE 25 28 -3 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.80 1948 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.45 1.05 0.40 1.28 SINCE DEC 1 3.51 3.00 0.51 2.30 SINCE JAN 1 2.99 1.89 1.10 1.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.2 1939 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.8 7.3 -4.5 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 17.3 23.0 -5.7 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 27.9 -10.6 22.0 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 38 2 21 MONTH TO DATE 1002 1202 -200 1199 SINCE DEC 1 3690 4077 -387 3856 SINCE JUL 1 5035 5640 -605 5341 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 400 AM LOWEST 68 500 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 67 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -34 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2005.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST MARCH 2 2005.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 601 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 FEBRUARY 28 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 24 305 PM 60 2000 34 -10 47 MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -22 1962 18 -3 31 AVERAGE 20 26 -6 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.61 1939 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.26 0.92 1.34 1.55 SINCE DEC 1 3.44 2.98 0.46 2.66 SINCE JAN 1 3.00 1.90 1.10 1.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 9.0 1939 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.1 6.2 -4.1 15.7 SINCE DEC 1 16.3 25.3 -9.0 29.8 SINCE JUL 1 17.8 30.9 -13.1 29.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 39 6 26 MONTH TO DATE 1029 1245 -216 1287 SINCE DEC 1 3840 4258 -418 4105 SINCE JUL 1 5425 5941 -516 5787 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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 71 300 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 63 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -28 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2005.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 2 2005.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY