000 CDUS43 KDMX 220644 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1242 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 15 MM 56 1941 29 -14 33 1921 MINIMUM -10 MM -27 1963 11 -21 1 AVERAGE 3 20 -17 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.83 1984 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.81 0.30 0.47 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.81 0.30 0.47 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.85 -2.11 34.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1914 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 18.5 4.5 14.0 0.8 SINCE DEC 1 18.5 4.5 14.0 0.8 SINCE JUL 1 22.2 9.4 12.8 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 45 17 48 MONTH TO DATE 1138 874 264 763 SINCE DEC 1 1138 874 264 763 SINCE JUL 1 2494 2437 57 2108 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 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 AM LOWEST 67 200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 55 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -23 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 737 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 17 204 PM 55 1941 25 -8 32 MINIMUM -6 623 AM -23 1989 9 -15 -2 AVERAGE 6 17 -11 15 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1920 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.78 0.23 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.78 0.23 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.18 5.73 41.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1920 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 12.2 5.0 7.2 3.5 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 5.0 7.2 3.5 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 10.6 5.0 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 48 11 50 MONTH TO DATE 1124 933 191 808 SINCE DEC 1 1124 933 191 808 SINCE JUL 1 2537 2616 -79 2393 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 100 AM LOWEST 70 300 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 55 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -22 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 743 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. $$