000 CDUS43 KDMX 020651 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 152 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 45 942 AM 89 1992 66 -21 60 MINIMUM 36 1138 PM 27 1918 42 -6 38 AVERAGE 41 54 -13 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.25 1911 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.12 -0.12 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 3.83 5.48 -1.65 5.64 SINCE JAN 1 6.70 7.37 -0.67 7.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1909 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 11 13 16 MONTH TO DATE 24 11 13 16 SINCE MAR 1 1305 1485 -180 1252 SINCE JUL 1 6341 7125 -784 6611 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 11 SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 600 AM LOWEST 43 1200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1901 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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 MAY 1 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 45 435 PM 92 1992 65 -20 57 MINIMUM 31 533 AM 25 1909 42 -11 32 AVERAGE 38 53 -15 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.38 1906 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.12 -0.12 T SINCE MAR 1 7.43 5.72 1.71 5.86 SINCE JAN 1 10.93 7.62 3.31 7.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1911 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 27 12 15 20 MONTH TO DATE 27 12 15 20 SINCE MAR 1 1451 1568 -117 1375 SINCE JUL 1 6876 7509 -633 7185 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 2 1 1 9 SINCE JAN 1 2 1 1 9 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 48 200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 25 1908 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$