000 CDUS43 KDMX 170654 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 45 332 PM 77 1930 45 0 33 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM -8 1951 25 4 25 AVERAGE 37 35 2 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.09 1983 0.07 -0.07 0.10 MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.94 -0.58 1.91 SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.94 -0.58 1.91 SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.83 0.52 3.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.6 2001 0.1 0.1 1.5 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.9 -1.9 3.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.9 -1.9 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 30.8 -12.5 25.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 31 -3 36 MONTH TO DATE 551 541 10 472 SINCE MAR 1 551 541 10 472 SINCE JUL 1 5586 6181 -595 5831 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 (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 500 AM LOWEST 32 200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -4 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 616 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 42 340 PM 74 2003 41 1 33 MINIMUM 19 702 AM -12 1900 24 -5 16 AVERAGE 31 33 -2 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1942 0.07 -0.07 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.98 -0.76 1.22 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.98 -0.76 1.22 SINCE JAN 1 3.22 2.88 0.34 3.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.5 1917 0.2 -0.2 0.7 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.2 -2.2 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.2 -2.2 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 34.1 -15.3 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 32 2 40 MONTH TO DATE 577 568 9 508 SINCE MAR 1 577 568 9 508 SINCE JUL 1 6002 6509 -507 6318 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 NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 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 85 200 AM LOWEST 33 100 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 69 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 622 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 620 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$