AFOS product CLIALO
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KDMX 200650
CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

................................... 

...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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    405 PM  78    1921  46    -11       59       
  MINIMUM         26    554 AM -17    1923  26      0       23       
  AVERAGE         31                        36     -5       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.22 1901   0.07  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      1.15  -0.55     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      1.15  -0.55     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      3.04   0.55     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.2   -2.2      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.2   -2.2      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      31.1  -12.8     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        29      5       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       630     15      555       
  SINCE MAR 1    645                       630     15      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   5680                      6270   -590     5914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         2      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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 MARCH 19 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         31    402 PM  76    1921  43    -12       56       
  MINIMUM         17    910 PM -16    1923  25     -8       24       
  AVERAGE         24                        34    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.25 1933   0.08  MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.21  -0.41     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.21  -0.41     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.80                      3.11   0.69     3.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            15.0  1933   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       3.8    9.4      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       3.8    9.4      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.0                      34.7   -3.7     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        31     10       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  689                       662     27      594       
  SINCE MAR 1    689                       662     27      594       
  SINCE JUL 1   6114                      6603   -489     6404       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        73      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -13      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$

REV