000 CDUS43 KDMX 010656 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 155 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 53 1227 PM 90 1926 66 -13 53 MINIMUM 28 457 AM 26 1956 41 -13 45 AVERAGE 41 54 -13 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.33 1997 0.12 -0.12 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 2.67 3.23 -0.56 1.64 SINCE MAR 1 3.83 5.36 -1.53 5.64 SINCE JAN 1 6.70 7.25 -0.55 7.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.4 1997 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.2 -2.2 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.7 7.0 -5.3 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 20.2 34.9 -14.7 25.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 12 12 16 MONTH TO DATE 370 528 -158 466 SINCE MAR 1 1281 1474 -193 1236 SINCE JUL 1 6317 7114 -797 6595 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 7 -3 11 SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 11 SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 1000 PM LOWEST 39 1000 AM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1918 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2005...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT - 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 APRIL 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 51 321 PM 88 1968 64 -13 56 MINIMUM 27 338 AM 24 1908 41 -14 42 AVERAGE 39 53 -14 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.72 1997 0.13 -0.13 T MONTH TO DATE 5.77 3.36 2.41 2.64 SINCE MAR 1 7.43 5.60 1.83 5.86 SINCE JAN 1 10.93 7.50 3.43 7.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1909 T 0.0 0.0 1984 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.7 -2.7 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 13.2 8.7 4.5 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 33.3 39.6 -6.3 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 13 13 16 MONTH TO DATE 413 560 -147 508 SINCE MAR 1 1424 1556 -132 1355 SINCE JUL 1 6849 7497 -648 7165 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 1 1 9 SINCE MAR 1 2 1 1 9 SINCE JAN 1 2 1 1 9 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1100 PM LOWEST 39 400 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 92 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 25 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2005...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$