000 CDUS43 KDMX 240650 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1246 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 37 100 PM 52 1965 28 9 6 MINIMUM 18 747 AM -25 1989 10 8 -8 AVERAGE 28 19 9 -1 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.60 1900 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.87 0.24 0.47 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.87 0.24 0.47 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.91 -2.17 34.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.4 2000 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.7 5.1 13.6 0.8 SINCE DEC 1 18.7 5.1 13.6 0.8 SINCE JUL 1 22.4 10.0 12.4 0.8 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 46 -9 66 MONTH TO DATE 1219 966 253 892 SINCE DEC 1 1219 966 253 892 SINCE JUL 1 2575 2529 46 2237 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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 PM LOWEST 76 100 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 55 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -27 2000 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 738 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. && ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 42 1226 PM 50 1936 25 17 1 MINIMUM 30 810 AM -25 1990 8 22 -13 AVERAGE 36 16 20 -6 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 1926 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.84 0.17 0.41 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.84 0.17 0.41 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.24 5.67 41.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1926 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 5.6 6.6 3.5 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 5.6 6.6 3.5 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 11.2 4.4 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 49 -20 71 MONTH TO DATE 1197 1030 167 945 SINCE DEC 1 1197 1030 167 945 SINCE JUL 1 2610 2713 -103 2530 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 AM LOWEST 70 200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 44 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -24 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV