000 CDUS43 KDMX 160653 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1253 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 34 1245 AM 54 1923 31 3 42 MINIMUM 18 816 PM -21 1917 13 5 18 AVERAGE 26 22 4 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.45 1925 0.03 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.10 0.63 0.47 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.10 0.63 0.47 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.73 32.67 -1.94 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 4.5 1925 0.2 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.3 3.0 15.3 T SINCE DEC 1 18.3 3.0 15.3 T SINCE JUL 1 22.0 7.9 14.1 T SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 43 -4 35 MONTH TO DATE 780 607 173 491 SINCE DEC 1 780 607 173 491 SINCE JUL 1 2136 2170 -34 1836 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 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 89 1200 AM LOWEST 63 400 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 63 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -20 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 17 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 30 1204 AM 53 1939 27 3 41 MINIMUM 17 1159 PM -20 1922 11 6 18 AVERAGE 24 19 5 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.32 1940 0.03 0.00 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 0.60 0.36 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.96 0.60 0.36 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.86 34.00 5.86 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.5 5.0 1940 0.3 0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 11.9 3.2 8.7 T SINCE DEC 1 11.9 3.2 8.7 T SINCE JUL 1 15.3 8.8 6.5 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 46 -5 35 MONTH TO DATE 769 650 119 522 SINCE DEC 1 769 650 119 522 SINCE JUL 1 2182 2333 -151 2107 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6 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 84 800 AM LOWEST 68 100 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 61 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 740 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. $$ SMALL