000 CDUS43 KDMX 210641 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1240 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 17 306 PM 53 1967 29 -12 34 MINIMUM -2 1143 PM -20 1983 11 -13 13 AVERAGE 8 20 -12 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.60 1952 0.03 -0.03 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.78 0.33 0.47 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.78 0.33 0.47 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.82 -2.08 34.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.8 MONTH TO DATE 18.5 4.2 14.3 0.8 SINCE DEC 1 18.5 4.2 14.3 0.8 SINCE JUL 1 22.2 9.1 13.1 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 57 45 12 41 MONTH TO DATE 1076 829 247 715 SINCE DEC 1 1076 829 247 715 SINCE JUL 1 2432 2392 40 2060 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 SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 AM LOWEST 67 300 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 56 1941 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -27 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 737 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 20 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 1219 AM 50 1918 25 -7 29 MINIMUM -1 1158 PM -25 1983 9 -10 13 AVERAGE 9 17 -8 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.33 1911 0.03 -0.03 0.23 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.75 0.26 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.75 0.26 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.15 5.76 41.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1942 0.3 -0.3 3.5 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 4.7 7.5 3.5 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 4.7 7.5 3.5 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 10.3 5.3 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 56 48 8 44 MONTH TO DATE 1065 885 180 758 SINCE DEC 1 1065 885 180 758 SINCE JUL 1 2478 2568 -90 2343 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 1100 PM LOWEST 70 100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 55 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -23 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$