000 CDUS43 KDMX 090720 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 113 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 15 320 PM 65 1946 33 -18 43 MINIMUM -3 1159 PM -18 1917 15 -18 24 AVERAGE 6 24 -18 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.28 0.65 1927 0.04 0.24 T MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.37 0.26 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 0.63 0.37 0.26 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 30.26 32.41 -2.15 34.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 4.3 6.5 1927 0.2 4.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.7 1.6 12.1 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 13.7 1.6 12.1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.4 6.5 10.9 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 41 18 31 MONTH TO DATE 492 313 179 247 SINCE DEC 1 492 313 179 247 SINCE JUL 1 1848 1876 -28 1592 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 700 PM LOWEST 77 100 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 61 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 729 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 8 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 16 306 PM 65 1946 30 -14 39 MINIMUM -1 944 PM -16 1958 14 -15 27 AVERAGE 8 22 -14 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 0.44 1987 0.04 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.39 0.35 0.04 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.39 0.35 0.04 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.33 33.75 5.58 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.5 4.3 1997 0.2 1.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.1 1.6 4.5 T SINCE DEC 1 6.1 1.6 4.5 T SINCE JUL 1 9.5 7.2 2.3 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 57 43 14 32 MONTH TO DATE 479 335 144 265 SINCE DEC 1 479 335 144 265 SINCE JUL 1 1892 2018 -126 1850 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 300 AM LOWEST 73 1200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 63 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 734 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. $$