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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1254 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         33    229 PM  65    1930  34     -1       37       
  MINIMUM         22    620 AM -17    1936  16      6       27       
  AVERAGE         28                        25      3       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.96 1974   0.04   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      0.73   0.63     1.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.42                      2.68   0.74     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.90                      1.57   1.33     1.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           6.9  1974   0.2    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       5.9   -3.1      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      21.6   -4.3     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      26.5   -9.2     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        41     -4       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  756                       930   -174      993       
  SINCE DEC 1   3444                      3805   -361     3650       
  SINCE JUL 1   4789                      5368   -579     5135       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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 21 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         30    136 PM  59    1930  31     -1       32       
  MINIMUM         19    745 AM -22    1936  15      4       21       
  AVERAGE         25                        23      2       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.80 1974   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      0.63   1.56     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.37                      2.69   0.68     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.93                      1.61   1.32     1.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2          10.0  1945   0.2    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       4.8   -2.9     15.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.1                      23.9   -7.8     29.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.6                      29.5  -11.9     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        42     -2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  759                       961   -202     1053       
  SINCE DEC 1   3570                      3974   -404     3871       
  SINCE JUL 1   5155                      5657   -502     5553       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -17      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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