000 CDUS43 KDMX 280656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 59 331 PM 83 1945 50 9 66 MINIMUM 23 420 AM -5 1964 29 -6 59 AVERAGE 41 40 1 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1948 0.08 -0.08 0.26 MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.78 -1.01 3.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.77 1.78 -1.01 3.94 SINCE JAN 1 3.64 3.67 -0.03 5.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1931 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 4.0 -3.0 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 4.0 -3.0 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 19.5 31.9 -12.4 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 26 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 869 848 21 684 SINCE MAR 1 869 848 21 684 SINCE JUL 1 5905 6488 -583 6043 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 39 200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 81 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 3 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 632 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 27 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 57 456 PM 76 1989 47 10 62 MINIMUM 27 401 AM 0 1964 28 -1 57 AVERAGE 42 38 4 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 1961 0.09 -0.09 0.65 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.88 -1.08 3.10 SINCE MAR 1 0.80 1.88 -1.08 3.10 SINCE JAN 1 4.30 3.78 0.52 5.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1931 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 5.4 7.8 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 5.4 7.8 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 33.3 36.3 -3.0 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 27 -4 5 MONTH TO DATE 963 892 71 745 SINCE MAR 1 963 892 71 745 SINCE JUL 1 6388 6833 -445 6555 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 79 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 602 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 600 AM CST SUNSET 636 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$