000 CDUS43 KDMX 260653 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1250 AM CST MON DEC 26 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 35 MM 58 1936 28 7 29 MINIMUM 32 1100 PM -29 2000 9 23 16 AVERAGE 34 18 16 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.70 1951 0.03 -0.03 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.93 0.18 0.51 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 0.93 0.18 0.51 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 32.97 -2.23 34.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 7.0 1951 0.3 MM 0.9 MONTH TO DATE 18.7 5.7 13.0 1.7 SINCE DEC 1 18.7 5.7 13.0 1.7 SINCE JUL 1 22.4 10.6 11.8 1.7 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 46 -15 42 MONTH TO DATE 1281 1058 223 997 SINCE DEC 1 1281 1058 223 997 SINCE JUL 1 2637 2621 16 2342 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 NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 600 AM LOWEST 82 300 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 55 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -28 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 443 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE 739 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. ................................... ...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 34 239 PM 52 1936 24 10 25 MINIMUM 31 722 PM -21 2000 8 23 14 AVERAGE 33 16 17 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.48 1973 0.03 -0.03 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.90 0.11 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 0.90 0.11 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.30 5.61 41.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 4.0 1933 0.3 MM 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 6.2 6.0 3.7 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 6.2 6.0 3.7 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 11.8 3.8 5.2 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 49 -17 45 MONTH TO DATE 1258 1128 130 1055 SINCE DEC 1 1258 1128 130 1055 SINCE JUL 1 2671 2811 -140 2640 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 78 700 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 55 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -26 1950 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 444 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV