000 CDUS43 KDMX 310657 CLIALO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1251 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ................................... ...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 34 1131 PM 60 1965 27 7 57 MINIMUM 32 728 PM -19 1976 8 24 28 AVERAGE 33 17 16 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.40 1906 0.03 -0.03 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.12 1.08 0.04 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 1.12 1.08 0.04 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 30.75 33.12 -2.37 34.85 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.6 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 19.7 7.2 12.5 1.7 SINCE DEC 1 19.7 7.2 12.5 1.7 SINCE JUL 1 23.4 12.1 11.3 1.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 48 -16 22 MONTH TO DATE 1446 1295 151 1189 SINCE DEC 1 1446 1295 151 1189 SINCE JUL 1 2802 2858 -56 2534 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 89 500 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 59 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -23 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 447 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 30 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 1015 PM 54 2004 23 11 54 1965 MINIMUM 32 1159 PM -20 1968 6 26 28 AVERAGE 33 15 18 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.75 1907 0.03 -0.01 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 1.05 -0.02 0.44 SINCE DEC 1 1.03 1.05 -0.02 0.44 SINCE JAN 1 39.93 34.45 5.48 41.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 15.0 1907 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.2 7.7 4.5 3.7 SINCE DEC 1 12.2 7.7 4.5 3.7 SINCE JUL 1 15.6 13.3 2.3 5.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 50 -18 24 MONTH TO DATE 1426 1377 49 1252 SINCE DEC 1 1426 1377 49 1252 SINCE JUL 1 2839 3060 -221 2837 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1000 AM LOWEST 82 200 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 52 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -25 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$