000 CDUS43 KDMX 100653 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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 19 820 PM 61 1946 33 -14 43 MINIMUM -8 740 AM -21 1958 15 -23 38 AVERAGE 6 24 -18 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 1918 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.41 0.22 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 0.63 0.41 0.22 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 30.26 32.45 -2.19 34.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1961 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 13.7 1.8 11.9 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 13.7 1.8 11.9 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.4 6.7 10.7 T SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 41 18 24 MONTH TO DATE 551 354 197 271 SINCE DEC 1 551 354 197 271 SINCE JUL 1 1907 1917 -10 1616 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 300 AM LOWEST 67 300 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 58 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 11 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 9 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 16 616 PM 63 1939 29 -13 40 MINIMUM -6 459 AM -19 1958 13 -19 35 AVERAGE 5 21 -16 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.64 1918 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.39 0.39 0.00 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.39 0.39 0.00 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.29 33.79 5.50 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1924 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.1 1.8 4.3 T SINCE DEC 1 6.1 1.8 4.3 T SINCE JUL 1 9.5 7.4 2.1 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 44 16 27 MONTH TO DATE 539 379 160 292 SINCE DEC 1 539 379 160 292 SINCE JUL 1 1952 2062 -110 1877 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 SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1200 AM LOWEST 66 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 59 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE 735 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. $$