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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         38   1252 AM  71    1921  32      6       15       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -22    1930  13     14       -8       
  AVERAGE         33                        23     10        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.30 1983   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      0.49   0.71     0.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.26                      2.44   0.82     1.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.74                      1.33   1.41     1.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1992   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       4.5   -2.2      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.8                      20.2   -3.4     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.8                      25.1   -8.3     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        43    -11       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  524                       680   -156      755       
  SINCE DEC 1   3212                      3555   -343     3412       
  SINCE JUL 1   4557                      5118   -561     4897       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        62      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -18      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   543 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   545 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    229 PM  53    1981  29      6       10       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM -20    1905  12     11      -11       
  AVERAGE         29                        21      8        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1918   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.11                      0.45   1.66     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.29                      2.51   0.78     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.85                      1.43   1.42     1.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1918   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       3.6   -1.9     15.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.9                      22.7   -6.8     29.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      28.3  -10.9     29.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        44     -8       65       
  MONTH TO DATE  515                       702   -187      806       
  SINCE DEC 1   3326                      3715   -389     3624       
  SINCE JUL 1   4911                      5398   -487     5306       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        63      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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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