000 CDUS43 KDMX 120657 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1256 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 43 213 PM 68 1990 43 0 33 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -18 1948 23 3 14 AVERAGE 35 33 2 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.48 1977 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.61 -0.25 1.64 SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.61 -0.25 1.64 SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.50 0.85 3.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1941 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.2 -1.2 T SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.2 -1.2 T SINCE JUL 1 18.3 30.1 -11.8 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 33 -3 41 MONTH TO DATE 365 384 -19 305 SINCE MAR 1 365 384 -19 305 SINCE JUL 1 5400 6024 -624 5664 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 100 AM LOWEST 42 1100 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 75 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -13 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 625 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 41 648 PM 64 1990 39 2 33 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -25 1948 22 -2 9 AVERAGE 31 31 0 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1990 0.07 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.63 -0.41 1.10 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.63 -0.41 1.10 SINCE JAN 1 3.22 2.53 0.69 3.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.9 1951 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.2 -1.2 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.2 -1.2 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 33.1 -14.3 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 34 0 44 MONTH TO DATE 374 402 -28 329 SINCE MAR 1 374 402 -28 329 SINCE JUL 1 5799 6343 -544 6139 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 (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 700 AM LOWEST 50 1000 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 72 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -10 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL