000 CDUS43 KDMX 081122 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1249 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 48 1222 AM 79 2000 41 7 39 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -19 1960 21 5 28 AVERAGE 37 31 6 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.67 1961 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.37 -0.09 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 3.79 3.37 0.42 3.92 SINCE JAN 1 3.27 2.26 1.01 3.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.4 -1.4 T SINCE DEC 1 17.3 24.4 -7.1 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 29.3 -12.0 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 34 -6 31 MONTH TO DATE 221 250 -29 184 SINCE MAR 1 221 250 -29 184 SINCE JUL 1 5256 5890 -634 5543 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 59 400 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 75 2000 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -9 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 609 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 7 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 45 1204 AM 79 2000 37 8 36 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -15 1899 20 0 28 AVERAGE 33 29 4 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.47 1990 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.38 -0.26 1.03 SINCE DEC 1 3.56 3.36 0.20 3.72 SINCE JAN 1 3.12 2.28 0.84 3.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.8 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.4 -1.4 0.5 SINCE DEC 1 16.3 26.7 -10.4 30.3 SINCE JUL 1 17.8 32.3 -14.5 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 36 -4 33 MONTH TO DATE 226 262 -36 203 SINCE MAR 1 226 262 -36 203 SINCE JUL 1 5651 6203 -552 6013 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 400 AM LOWEST 59 300 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 72 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -9 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$