AFOS product CLIALO
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KDMX 250702
CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST FRI MAR 25 2005

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

...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         39    512 PM  79    1939  49    -10       76       
  MINIMUM         26    512 AM  -5    1974  28     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         33                        38     -5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.33 1904   0.08   0.04     1.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.54  -0.84     2.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.54  -0.84     2.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      3.43   0.14     4.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.0  1903   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1969                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.7   -2.7      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.7   -2.7      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.6  -12.1     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        27      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  791                       769     22      675       
  SINCE MAR 1    791                       769     22      675       
  SINCE JUL 1   5827                      6409   -582     6034       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     6   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        83      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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 24 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         38   1204 PM  77    1963  46     -8       71       
  MINIMUM         27    537 AM  -6    1974  27      0       44       
  AVERAGE         33                        36     -3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.29 1996   0.08  -0.08     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.61  -0.81     1.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.61  -0.81     1.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.51   0.79     3.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.0  1932   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.8    8.4      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       4.8    8.4      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      35.7   -2.4     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        29      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  875                       809     66      725       
  SINCE MAR 1    875                       809     66      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   6300                      6750   -450     6535       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        80      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$