000 CDUS43 KDMX 230654 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1249 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 45 132 PM 77 1938 48 -3 45 MINIMUM 27 635 AM 5 1940 27 0 13 AVERAGE 36 38 -2 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.72 1966 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.38 -0.80 1.97 SINCE MAR 1 0.58 1.38 -0.80 1.97 SINCE JAN 1 3.45 3.27 0.18 3.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1916 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.5 -2.5 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.5 -2.5 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 19.5 31.4 -11.9 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 28 1 36 MONTH TO DATE 733 715 18 652 SINCE MAR 1 733 715 18 652 SINCE JUL 1 5769 6355 -586 6011 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 53 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 86 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 606 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 35 507 PM 75 1994 45 -10 45 MINIMUM 21 611 AM -4 1912 26 -5 14 AVERAGE 28 36 -8 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.37 1991 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.45 -0.65 1.30 SINCE MAR 1 0.80 1.45 -0.65 1.30 SINCE JAN 1 4.30 3.35 0.95 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1952 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 4.4 8.8 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 4.4 8.8 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 33.3 35.3 -2.0 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 29 8 35 MONTH TO DATE 807 751 56 697 SINCE MAR 1 807 751 56 697 SINCE JUL 1 6232 6692 -460 6507 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 NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 70 200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 82 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -5 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 611 AM CST SUNSET 629 PM CST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$