000 CDUS43 KDMX 301118 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 115 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 33 1159 PM 52 1908 27 6 29 MINIMUM 31 758 AM -23 1925 8 23 18 AVERAGE 32 17 15 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.57 1972 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 1.05 0.06 0.51 SINCE DEC 1 1.11 1.05 0.06 0.51 SINCE JAN 1 30.74 33.09 -2.35 34.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.0 1948 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.7 6.9 11.8 1.7 SINCE DEC 1 18.7 6.9 11.8 1.7 SINCE JUL 1 22.4 11.8 10.6 1.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 48 -15 41 MONTH TO DATE 1414 1247 167 1167 SINCE DEC 1 1414 1247 167 1167 SINCE JUL 1 2770 2810 -40 2512 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 PM LOWEST 82 1000 AM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 60 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -19 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 445 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 446 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 29 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 33 1159 PM 47 1999 23 10 28 MINIMUM 26 1223 AM -21 1917 7 19 22 AVERAGE 30 15 15 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.65 1972 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 1.02 -0.01 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 1.02 -0.01 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 39.91 34.42 5.49 41.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.0 1946 0.3 -0.3 0.0 1978 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 7.4 4.8 3.7 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 7.4 4.8 3.7 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 13.0 2.6 5.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 50 -15 40 MONTH TO DATE 1394 1327 67 1228 SINCE DEC 1 1394 1327 67 1228 SINCE JUL 1 2807 3010 -203 2813 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 85 800 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 54 2004 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -20 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$