000 CDUS43 KDMX 311117 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 111 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 73 1227 PM 84 1967 52 21 42 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 1 1964 30 11 29 AVERAGE 57 41 16 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.30 2.32 1998 0.09 0.21 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.07 2.04 -0.97 4.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.07 2.04 -0.97 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 3.94 3.93 0.01 5.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1939 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 4.6 -3.6 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 4.6 -3.6 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 19.5 32.5 -13.0 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 24 -16 29 MONTH TO DATE 896 922 -26 743 SINCE MAR 1 896 922 -26 743 SINCE JUL 1 5932 6562 -630 6102 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 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 PM LOWEST 38 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 82 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 553 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 552 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 72 1221 PM 78 1967 49 23 36 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 0 1964 29 10 23 AVERAGE 56 39 17 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.78 1.15 1934 0.09 0.69 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.58 2.15 -0.57 3.22 SINCE MAR 1 1.58 2.15 -0.57 3.22 SINCE JAN 1 5.08 4.05 1.03 5.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1934 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 5.9 7.3 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 5.9 7.3 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 33.3 36.8 -3.5 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 26 -17 35 MONTH TO DATE 992 971 21 816 SINCE MAR 1 992 971 21 816 SINCE JUL 1 6417 6912 -495 6626 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 PM LOWEST 53 1200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 83 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 2 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 639 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 555 AM CST SUNSET 640 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$