000 CDUS43 KDMX 070659 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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 4 307 AM 60 1951 34 -30 43 MINIMUM -14R 1154 PM -13 1976 16 -30 37 AVERAGE -5 25 -30 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.82 1943 0.04 -0.04 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.29 0.06 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 0.29 0.06 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 29.98 32.33 -2.35 34.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 8.3 1994 0.2 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.4 1.2 8.2 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 9.4 1.2 8.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 6.1 7.0 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 70 40 30 25 MONTH TO DATE 362 232 130 189 SINCE DEC 1 362 232 130 189 SINCE JUL 1 1718 1795 -77 1534 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 W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 AM LOWEST 71 600 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 56 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -19 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 727 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 6 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 1 320 PM 62 1939 30 -29 40 MINIMUM -11 659 AM -15 1976 15 -26 33 AVERAGE -5 23 -28 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.65 1969 0.04 -0.04 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.27 0.06 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.33 0.27 0.06 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.27 33.67 5.60 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.0 1969 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 4.6 1.2 3.4 T SINCE DEC 1 4.6 1.2 3.4 T SINCE JUL 1 8.0 6.8 1.2 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 70 43 27 28 MONTH TO DATE 359 249 110 203 SINCE DEC 1 359 249 110 203 SINCE JUL 1 1772 1932 -160 1788 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 W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 500 AM LOWEST 65 1200 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 53 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -18 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 8 2005......SUNRISE 733 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. $$ KINNEY