000 CDUS43 KDMX 090656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 32 302 PM 75 2000 41 -9 44 1977 MINIMUM 16 620 AM -9 1975 22 -6 21 AVERAGE 24 32 -8 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.03 1998 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.43 -0.15 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 3.79 3.43 0.36 3.92 SINCE JAN 1 3.27 2.32 0.95 3.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 10.0 1998 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 T SINCE DEC 1 17.3 24.6 -7.3 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 29.5 -12.2 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 34 7 32 MONTH TO DATE 262 284 -22 216 SINCE MAR 1 262 284 -22 216 SINCE JUL 1 5297 5924 -627 5575 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 42 1200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 63 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -12 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 610 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 8 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 30 340 PM 72 2000 38 -8 50 MINIMUM 16 700 AM -9 1984 21 -5 20 AVERAGE 23 29 -6 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.81 1992 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.44 -0.32 1.03 SINCE DEC 1 3.56 3.42 0.14 3.72 SINCE JAN 1 3.12 2.34 0.78 3.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.2 1999 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 0.5 SINCE DEC 1 16.3 26.9 -10.6 30.3 SINCE JUL 1 17.8 32.5 -14.7 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 36 6 30 MONTH TO DATE 268 298 -30 233 SINCE MAR 1 268 298 -30 233 SINCE JUL 1 5693 6239 -546 6043 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 300 AM LOWEST 42 100 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 59 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -17 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$