000 CDUS43 KDMX 200654 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 12 1159 PM 52 1988 29 -17 13 MINIMUM -11 818 AM -25 1985 11 -22 -3 AVERAGE 1 20 -19 5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.68 1987 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.75 0.36 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.75 0.36 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.79 -2.05 34.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1999 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.5 3.9 14.6 T SINCE DEC 1 18.5 3.9 14.6 T SINCE JUL 1 22.2 8.8 13.4 T SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 64 45 19 60 MONTH TO DATE 1019 784 235 674 SINCE DEC 1 1019 784 235 674 SINCE JUL 1 2375 2347 28 2019 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 100 AM LOWEST 69 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -20 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 736 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 18 800 PM 48 1979 26 -8 13 MINIMUM -9 MM -26 1983 10 -19 -7 AVERAGE 5 18 -13 3 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.24 1968 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.72 0.29 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.72 0.29 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.12 5.79 41.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.0 1960 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 4.4 7.8 T SINCE DEC 1 12.2 4.4 7.8 T SINCE JUL 1 15.6 10.0 5.6 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 60 47 13 62 MONTH TO DATE 1009 837 172 714 SINCE DEC 1 1009 837 172 714 SINCE JUL 1 2422 2520 -98 2299 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 800 PM LOWEST 73 300 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 50 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -25 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 742 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. $$