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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1258 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         41   1243 PM  58    1976  37      4       46       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -14    1897  18      8       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        27      7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.42 1902   0.05   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      1.00   0.44     1.28    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.50                      2.95   0.55     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.98                      1.84   1.14     1.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.6  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       7.1   -4.3      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      22.8   -5.5     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      27.7  -10.4     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        38     -7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  962                      1164   -202     1178       
  SINCE DEC 1   3650                      4039   -389     3835       
  SINCE JUL 1   4995                      5602   -607     5320       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        61      2000                    
                                             1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -29      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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 27 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         37   1031 AM  65    1896  34      3       39       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -12    1899  17      7       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        25      6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.62 1948   0.04   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      0.87   1.39     1.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.44                      2.93   0.51     2.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      1.85   1.15     1.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1978   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       6.0   -3.9     15.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      25.1   -8.8     29.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      30.7  -12.9     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        40     -6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  984                      1206   -222     1261       
  SINCE DEC 1   3795                      4219   -424     4079       
  SINCE JUL 1   5380                      5902   -522     5761       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     81           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        60      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -22      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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