000 CDUS43 KDMX 010649 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1247 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 59 343 PM 82 1986 52 7 51 MINIMUM 38 657 AM 6 1923 30 8 25 AVERAGE 49 41 8 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.13 1933 0.09 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.13 2.13 -1.00 4.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.13 2.13 -1.00 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 4.00 4.02 -0.02 5.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1985 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 4.8 -3.8 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 4.8 -3.8 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 19.5 32.7 -13.2 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 24 -8 27 MONTH TO DATE 912 946 -34 770 SINCE MAR 1 912 946 -34 770 SINCE JUL 1 5948 6586 -638 6129 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 39 400 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 88 2003 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 16 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 552 AM CST SUNSET 636 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 550 AM CST SUNSET 637 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 31 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 57 309 PM 83 1978 49 8 46 MINIMUM 34 1105 PM 2 1923 30 4 21 AVERAGE 46 40 6 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 1.20 1993 0.09 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.24 -0.58 3.22 SINCE MAR 1 1.66 2.24 -0.58 3.22 SINCE JAN 1 5.16 4.14 1.02 5.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1929 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.2 6.0 7.2 2.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 6.0 7.2 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 33.3 36.9 -3.6 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 25 -6 31 MONTH TO DATE 1011 996 15 847 SINCE MAR 1 1011 996 15 847 SINCE JUL 1 6436 6937 -501 6657 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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 43 400 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 78 1903 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 7 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 555 AM CST SUNSET 640 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 553 AM CST SUNSET 641 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ KINNEY