000 CDUS43 KDMX 210644 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1241 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 45 253 PM 75 1918 47 -2 53 MINIMUM 22 630 AM 2 1951 27 -5 26 AVERAGE 34 37 -3 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.60 1935 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.60 1.22 -0.62 1.97 SINCE MAR 1 0.60 1.22 -0.62 1.97 SINCE JAN 1 3.59 3.11 0.48 3.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1984 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.3 -2.3 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.3 -2.3 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 18.3 31.2 -12.9 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 29 2 25 MONTH TO DATE 676 659 17 580 SINCE MAR 1 676 659 17 580 SINCE JUL 1 5711 6299 -588 5939 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 45 300 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 83 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -5 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 611 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 609 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 33 357 PM 73 1934 44 -11 48 MINIMUM 7 451 AM -13 1965 26 -19 24 AVERAGE 20 35 -15 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.51 1942 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.29 -0.49 1.30 SINCE MAR 1 0.80 1.29 -0.49 1.30 SINCE JAN 1 3.80 3.19 0.61 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1933 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 4.0 9.2 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 4.0 9.2 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 31.0 34.9 -3.9 31.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 30 15 29 MONTH TO DATE 734 692 42 623 SINCE MAR 1 734 692 42 623 SINCE JUL 1 6159 6633 -474 6433 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 69 100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 81 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -8 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV