000 CDUS43 KDMX 150656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 31 504 PM 71 1995 44 -13 46 MINIMUM 18 1153 PM -10 1960 24 -6 30 AVERAGE 25 34 -9 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.19 1913 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.80 -0.44 1.75 SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.80 -0.44 1.75 SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.69 0.66 3.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.7 -1.7 T SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.7 -1.7 T SINCE JUL 1 18.3 30.6 -12.3 22.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 40 31 9 27 MONTH TO DATE 488 479 9 398 SINCE MAR 1 488 479 9 398 SINCE JUL 1 5523 6119 -596 5757 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 (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 1000 PM LOWEST 46 1100 AM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 73 1935 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 1 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 617 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 14 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 29 512 PM 63 1911 41 -12 43 MINIMUM 12 1152 PM -11 1993 23 -11 23 AVERAGE 21 32 -11 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.88 1953 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.84 -0.62 1.13 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.84 -0.62 1.13 SINCE JAN 1 3.22 2.74 0.48 3.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.0 1918 0.2 -0.2 0.0 1959 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.8 -1.8 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.8 -1.8 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 33.7 -14.9 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 33 11 32 MONTH TO DATE 506 503 3 428 SINCE MAR 1 506 503 3 428 SINCE JUL 1 5931 6444 -513 6238 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 NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1000 PM LOWEST 60 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -5 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$