000 CDUS43 KDMX 160723 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 154 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 53 520 PM 92 2001 72 -19 64 MINIMUM 35 1035 PM 32 2004 48 -13 32 AVERAGE 44 60 -16 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.13 1986 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.35 1.88 0.47 1.92 SINCE MAR 1 6.18 7.24 -1.06 7.56 SINCE JAN 1 9.05 9.13 -0.08 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 21 7 14 17 MONTH TO DATE 182 134 48 133 SINCE MAR 1 1463 1608 -145 1369 SINCE JUL 1 6499 7248 -749 6728 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 13 1 20 SINCE MAR 1 18 20 -2 31 SINCE JAN 1 18 20 -2 31 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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 15 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 MM MM 91 2001 70 MM 61 1894 MINIMUM MM MM 28 1983 47 MM 31 AVERAGE MM 59 MM 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.42 1909 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.47 1.97 1.50 2.59 SINCE MAR 1 10.90 7.57 3.33 8.45 SINCE JAN 1 14.40 9.47 4.93 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 MM 8 MM 19 MONTH TO DATE 166 147 19 155 SINCE MAR 1 1590 1703 -113 1510 SINCE JUL 1 7015 7644 -629 7320 COOLING YESTERDAY MM 1 MM 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 11 -5 8 SINCE MAR 1 8 12 -4 17 SINCE JAN 1 8 12 -4 17 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 AM LOWEST 85 1200 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1921 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ FAB