000 CDUS43 KDMX 100656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 34 409 PM 63 1990 42 -8 46 MINIMUM 14 652 AM -12 1984 22 -8 32 AVERAGE 24 32 -8 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.61 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.49 -0.21 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 3.79 3.49 0.30 3.92 SINCE JAN 1 3.27 2.38 0.89 3.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1960 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 T SINCE DEC 1 17.3 24.8 -7.5 22.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 29.7 -12.4 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 34 7 26 MONTH TO DATE 303 318 -15 242 SINCE MAR 1 303 318 -15 242 SINCE JUL 1 5338 5958 -620 5601 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 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 1200 AM LOWEST 37 1100 AM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 66 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -9 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 612 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 9 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 35 302 PM 59 1977 38 -3 45 MINIMUM 12 602 AM -17 1984 21 -9 29 AVERAGE 24 30 -6 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.67 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.50 -0.38 1.03 SINCE DEC 1 3.56 3.48 0.08 3.72 SINCE JAN 1 3.12 2.40 0.72 3.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.0 1943 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 0.5 SINCE DEC 1 16.3 27.1 -10.8 30.3 SINCE JUL 1 17.8 32.7 -14.9 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 35 6 28 MONTH TO DATE 309 333 -24 261 SINCE MAR 1 309 333 -24 261 SINCE JUL 1 5734 6274 -540 6071 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 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 300 AM LOWEST 38 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -12 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$