000 CDUS43 KDMX 140656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1256 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 36 307 PM 70 1995 44 -8 51 MINIMUM 11 546 AM -11 1975 24 -13 28 AVERAGE 24 34 -10 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.86 1913 0.06 -0.06 0.11 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.73 -0.37 1.75 SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.73 -0.37 1.75 SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.62 0.73 3.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1904 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.6 -1.6 T SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.6 -1.6 T SINCE JUL 1 18.3 30.5 -12.2 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 32 9 25 MONTH TO DATE 448 448 0 371 SINCE MAR 1 448 448 0 371 SINCE JUL 1 5483 6088 -605 5730 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 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 92 500 AM LOWEST 35 200 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 71 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 616 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 13 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 34 209 PM 66 1996 40 -6 52 MINIMUM 9 645 AM -7 1993 23 -14 28 AVERAGE 22 32 -10 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.49 1990 0.07 -0.07 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.77 -0.55 1.13 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.77 -0.55 1.13 SINCE JAN 1 3.22 2.67 0.55 3.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.1 1917 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.6 -1.6 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.6 -1.6 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 33.5 -14.7 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 34 9 25 MONTH TO DATE 462 470 -8 396 SINCE MAR 1 462 470 -8 396 SINCE JUL 1 5887 6411 -524 6206 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 W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 100 AM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 63 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 627 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL