000 CDUS43 KDMX 180704 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 104 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 11 317 PM 58 1939 30 -19 33 MINIMUM -2 1157 PM -16 1914 12 -14 7 AVERAGE 5 21 -16 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.28 1895 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.69 0.42 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.69 0.42 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.73 -1.99 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1990 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.5 3.4 15.1 T SINCE DEC 1 18.5 3.4 15.1 T SINCE JUL 1 22.2 8.3 13.9 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 44 16 45 MONTH TO DATE 891 695 196 572 SINCE DEC 1 891 695 196 572 SINCE JUL 1 2247 2258 -11 1917 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 500 AM LOWEST 63 400 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 57 2002 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -23 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 735 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 8 353 PM 57 1939 26 -18 31 MINIMUM -2 1151 PM -18 1983 10 -12 5 AVERAGE 3 18 -15 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 1977 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.66 0.35 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.66 0.35 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.06 5.85 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1921 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 3.8 8.4 T SINCE DEC 1 12.2 3.8 8.4 T SINCE JUL 1 15.6 9.4 6.2 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 47 15 47 MONTH TO DATE 884 743 141 607 SINCE DEC 1 884 743 141 607 SINCE JUL 1 2297 2426 -129 2192 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 W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 AM LOWEST 69 200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 61 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -26 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 741 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