000 CDUS43 KDMX 040658 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 41 351 PM 70 1983 39 2 37 MINIMUM 13 707 AM -6 1978 20 -7 32 AVERAGE 27 29 -2 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1924 0.05 -0.05 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.29 SINCE DEC 1 3.51 3.15 0.36 2.59 SINCE JAN 1 2.99 2.04 0.95 2.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1948 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T SINCE DEC 1 17.3 23.6 -6.3 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 28.5 -11.2 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 36 2 30 MONTH TO DATE 121 110 11 75 SINCE MAR 1 121 110 11 75 SINCE JUL 1 5156 5750 -594 5434 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 PM LOWEST 37 200 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 70 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1978 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2005.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 5 2005.........SUNRISE 638 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. ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 42 402 PM 69 1983 35 7 35 MINIMUM 11 652 AM -6 2002 19 -8 31 AVERAGE 27 27 0 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1989 0.05 -0.05 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.22 SINCE DEC 1 3.44 3.13 0.31 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 3.00 2.05 0.95 2.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.7 1989 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T SINCE DEC 1 16.3 25.9 -9.6 29.8 SINCE JUL 1 17.8 31.5 -13.7 29.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 38 0 32 MONTH TO DATE 124 115 9 85 SINCE MAR 1 124 115 9 85 SINCE JUL 1 5549 6056 -507 5895 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 100 AM LOWEST 43 400 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -8 1978 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2005.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST MARCH 5 2005.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB