000 CDUS43 KDMX 140716 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 102 AM CST WED DEC 14 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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 33 214 PM 57 1975 31 2 26 MINIMUM 27 748 AM -26 1961 13 14 12 AVERAGE 30 22 8 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.65 1928 0.04 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.57 0.16 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 0.73 0.57 0.16 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.36 32.61 -2.25 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 2.5 1930 0.2 0.0 T MONTH TO DATE 14.2 2.6 11.6 T SINCE DEC 1 14.2 2.6 11.6 T SINCE JUL 1 17.9 7.5 10.4 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 42 -7 46 MONTH TO DATE 707 521 186 408 SINCE DEC 1 707 521 186 408 SINCE JUL 1 2063 2084 -21 1753 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 78 1100 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 733 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 13 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 33 843 PM 56 1998 28 5 23 MINIMUM 23 1240 AM -22 1917 12 11 9 AVERAGE 28 20 8 16 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.49 1928 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.42 0.54 -0.12 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.42 0.54 -0.12 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.32 33.94 5.38 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.5 1937 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.4 2.6 3.8 T SINCE DEC 1 6.4 2.6 3.8 T SINCE JUL 1 9.8 8.2 1.6 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 45 -8 49 MONTH TO DATE 695 558 137 437 SINCE DEC 1 695 558 137 437 SINCE JUL 1 2108 2241 -133 2022 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 78 500 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 55 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -17 1926 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 15 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. $$