000 CDUS43 KDMX 200650 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 35 405 PM 78 1921 46 -11 59 MINIMUM 26 554 AM -17 1923 26 0 23 AVERAGE 31 36 -5 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.22 1901 0.07 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.15 -0.55 1.97 SINCE MAR 1 0.60 1.15 -0.55 1.97 SINCE JAN 1 3.59 3.04 0.55 3.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.0 1970 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.2 -2.2 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.2 -2.2 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 31.1 -12.8 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 29 5 24 MONTH TO DATE 645 630 15 555 SINCE MAR 1 645 630 15 555 SINCE JUL 1 5680 6270 -590 5914 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 N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 75 400 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 2 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 611 AM CST SUNSET 623 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 19 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 31 402 PM 76 1921 43 -12 56 MINIMUM 17 910 PM -16 1923 25 -8 24 AVERAGE 24 34 -10 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.25 1933 0.08 MM T MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.21 -0.41 1.30 SINCE MAR 1 0.80 1.21 -0.41 1.30 SINCE JAN 1 3.80 3.11 0.69 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 15.0 1933 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 3.8 9.4 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 3.8 9.4 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 31.0 34.7 -3.7 31.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 31 10 25 MONTH TO DATE 689 662 27 594 SINCE MAR 1 689 662 27 594 SINCE JUL 1 6114 6603 -489 6404 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 78 200 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 73 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -13 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV