000 CDUS43 KDMX 040816 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 215 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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 20 230 PM 62 1962 36 -16 44 MINIMUM 14 1228 AM -18 1919 17 -3 16 AVERAGE 17 27 -10 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 0.75 1933 0.05 0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.15 0.20 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.15 0.20 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 29.98 32.19 -2.21 34.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 4.5 7.6 1990 0.2 4.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.3 0.6 8.7 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.3 0.6 8.7 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 5.5 7.5 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 38 10 35 MONTH TO DATE 164 114 50 101 SINCE DEC 1 164 114 50 101 SINCE JUL 1 1520 1677 -157 1446 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 856 758 98 616 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 AM LOWEST 80 100 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 67 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -7 1991 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 437 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 DECEMBER 3 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 19 328 PM 62 1962 32 -13 37 MINIMUM 13 1226 AM -16 1940 16 -3 17 AVERAGE 16 24 -8 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.71 1953 0.05 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.15 0.18 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.15 0.18 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 39.27 33.55 5.72 41.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.3 1990 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 0.6 3.7 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 0.6 3.7 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 7.7 6.2 1.5 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 49 41 8 38 MONTH TO DATE 163 122 41 112 SINCE DEC 1 163 122 41 112 SINCE JUL 1 1576 1805 -229 1697 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 769 655 114 386 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1200 AM LOWEST 73 300 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -9 1991 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2005......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$