000 CDUS43 KDMX 170703 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 103 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 1243 AM 63 1939 30 -11 37 MINIMUM 8 1159 PM -20 1932 12 -4 20 AVERAGE 14 21 -7 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.90 1940 0.03 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.66 0.45 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.66 0.45 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.70 -1.96 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 9.0 1940 0.2 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.5 3.2 15.3 T SINCE DEC 1 18.5 3.2 15.3 T SINCE JUL 1 22.2 8.1 14.1 T SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 51 44 7 36 MONTH TO DATE 831 651 180 527 SINCE DEC 1 831 651 180 527 SINCE JUL 1 2187 2214 -27 1872 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 100 AM LOWEST 67 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 58 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -16 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 18 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 17 224 PM 61 1939 26 -9 37 MINIMUM 6 1137 PM -21 1932 11 -5 16 AVERAGE 12 19 -7 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.50 1908 0.03 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.63 0.38 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.63 0.38 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.03 5.88 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 5.0 1940 0.3 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 3.5 8.7 T SINCE DEC 1 12.2 3.5 8.7 T SINCE JUL 1 15.6 9.1 6.5 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 46 7 38 MONTH TO DATE 822 696 126 560 SINCE DEC 1 822 696 126 560 SINCE JUL 1 2235 2379 -144 2145 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9 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 80 1200 AM LOWEST 73 900 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 57 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -18 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL