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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
538 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    117 PM  88    2003  53      1       55       
  MINIMUM         31    418 AM  16    1930  31      0       27       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.52 1897   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.13                      2.22  -1.09     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.11  -0.11     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.0  1895   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.9   -3.9      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.8  -13.3     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        24     -2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        24     -2       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    934                       970    -36      794       
  SINCE JUL 1   5970                      6610   -640     6153       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        13      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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