000 CDUS43 KDMX 150652 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 150 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 52 1048 AM 94 1932 72 -20 57 MINIMUM 40 449 AM 28 1895 47 -7 38 AVERAGE 46 60 -14 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.35 1.75 0.60 1.92 SINCE MAR 1 6.18 7.11 -0.93 7.56 SINCE JAN 1 9.05 9.00 0.05 9.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 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 19 7 12 17 MONTH TO DATE 161 127 34 116 SINCE MAR 1 1442 1601 -159 1352 SINCE JUL 1 6478 7241 -763 6711 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 12 2 20 SINCE MAR 1 18 19 -1 31 SINCE JAN 1 18 19 -1 31 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 56 1200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 2004 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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 14 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 50 759 AM 92 1998 70 -20 55 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 30 1966 47 -8 34 AVERAGE 45 58 -13 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.65 1906 0.14 -0.14 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 3.47 1.83 1.64 2.59 SINCE MAR 1 10.90 7.43 3.47 8.45 SINCE JAN 1 14.40 9.33 5.07 10.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 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 20 8 12 20 MONTH TO DATE 166 139 27 136 SINCE MAR 1 1590 1695 -105 1491 SINCE JUL 1 7015 7636 -621 7301 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 10 -4 8 SINCE MAR 1 8 11 -3 17 SINCE JAN 1 8 11 -3 17 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 AM LOWEST 70 1000 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 2001 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB