000 CDUS43 KDMX 160654 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1244 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 47 333 PM 73 1935 45 2 32 MINIMUM 12 604 AM 1 1925 25 -13 22 AVERAGE 30 35 -5 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1919 0.07 -0.07 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.87 -0.51 1.81 SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.87 -0.51 1.81 SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.76 0.59 3.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.5 1923 0.1 -0.1 1.5 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.8 -1.8 1.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.8 -1.8 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 30.7 -12.4 23.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 31 4 38 MONTH TO DATE 523 510 13 436 SINCE MAR 1 523 510 13 436 SINCE JUL 1 5558 6150 -592 5795 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 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 96 200 AM LOWEST 29 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 77 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -8 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 619 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 15 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 45 354 PM 71 2003 41 4 29 MINIMUM 11 400 AM -5 1979 24 -13 21 AVERAGE 28 32 -4 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1945 0.07 -0.07 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.91 -0.69 1.19 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.91 -0.69 1.19 SINCE JAN 1 3.22 2.81 0.41 3.17 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.0 1923 0.2 -0.2 0.8 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.0 -2.0 1.3 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.0 -2.0 1.3 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 33.9 -15.1 31.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 33 4 40 MONTH TO DATE 543 536 7 468 SINCE MAR 1 543 536 7 468 SINCE JUL 1 5968 6477 -509 6278 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 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 92 1200 AM LOWEST 25 300 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 74 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -12 1900 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 622 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$