000 CDUS43 KDMX 130652 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1243 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 32 343 PM 58 1968 32 0 42 MINIMUM 20 426 AM -15 2000 14 6 26 AVERAGE 26 23 3 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.81 1991 0.04 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.53 0.18 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 0.71 0.53 0.18 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.34 32.57 -2.23 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.5 1972 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 14.0 2.4 11.6 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 14.0 2.4 11.6 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 17.7 7.3 10.4 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 42 -3 31 MONTH TO DATE 672 479 193 362 SINCE DEC 1 672 479 193 362 SINCE JUL 1 2028 2042 -14 1707 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 (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 300 AM LOWEST 77 1200 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 732 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 12 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 34 255 PM 58 1968 28 6 42 MINIMUM 19 833 PM -16 2000 12 7 23 1932 AVERAGE 27 20 7 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.12 1991 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.51 -0.09 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.42 0.51 -0.09 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.32 33.91 5.41 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 6.4 2.4 4.0 T SINCE DEC 1 6.4 2.4 4.0 T SINCE JUL 1 9.8 8.0 1.8 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 45 -7 32 MONTH TO DATE 658 513 145 388 SINCE DEC 1 658 513 145 388 SINCE JUL 1 2071 2196 -125 1973 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 NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 PM LOWEST 69 500 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 56 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -22 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$