000 CDUS43 KDMX 190702 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 101 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 7 403 PM 57 2002 30 -23 38 1923 MINIMUM -5 106 AM -23 1983 12 -17 8 AVERAGE 1 21 -20 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1968 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.72 0.39 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.72 0.39 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.76 -2.02 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.7 2000 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.5 3.6 14.9 T SINCE DEC 1 18.5 3.6 14.9 T SINCE JUL 1 22.2 8.5 13.7 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 64 44 20 42 MONTH TO DATE 955 739 216 614 SINCE DEC 1 955 739 216 614 SINCE JUL 1 2311 2302 9 1959 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 700 AM LOWEST 69 300 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 52 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -25 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 736 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 18 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 5 329 PM 61 1923 26 -21 35 MINIMUM -5 816 AM -26 1983 10 -15 4 AVERAGE 0 18 -18 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1930 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.69 0.32 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.69 0.32 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.09 5.82 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 1968 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 4.1 8.1 T SINCE DEC 1 12.2 4.1 8.1 T SINCE JUL 1 15.6 9.7 5.9 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 65 47 18 45 MONTH TO DATE 949 790 159 652 SINCE DEC 1 949 790 159 652 SINCE JUL 1 2362 2473 -111 2237 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 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 82 700 AM LOWEST 71 600 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 48 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -26 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ SMALL