000 CDUS43 KDMX 050710 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 108 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 18 1204 AM 67 1998 35 -17 49 MINIMUM -6 1140 PM -7 1991 17 -23 23 AVERAGE 6 26 -20 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1973 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.20 0.15 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.20 0.15 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 29.98 32.24 -2.26 34.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.0 1897 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.3 0.8 8.5 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.3 0.8 8.5 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 5.7 7.3 T SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 39 20 29 MONTH TO DATE 223 153 70 130 SINCE DEC 1 223 153 70 130 SINCE JUL 1 1579 1716 -137 1475 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 AM LOWEST 73 300 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 67 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -3 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 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 4 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 15 1244 AM 58 2001 31 -16 48 MINIMUM -5 1158 PM -9 1991 15 -20 25 AVERAGE 5 23 -18 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.77 1947 0.04 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.19 0.14 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.19 0.14 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 39.27 33.59 5.68 41.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 15.0 1927 0.2 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 0.8 3.5 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 0.8 3.5 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 7.7 6.4 1.3 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 42 18 28 MONTH TO DATE 223 164 59 140 SINCE DEC 1 223 164 59 140 SINCE JUL 1 1636 1847 -211 1725 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 500 AM LOWEST 79 900 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -5 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2005......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2005......SUNRISE 731 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. $$