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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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    351 PM  70    1983  39      2       37       
  MINIMUM         13    707 AM  -6    1978  20     -7       32       
  AVERAGE         27                        29     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1924   0.05  -0.05     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.29    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.51                      3.15   0.36     2.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.99                      2.04   0.95     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1948   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      23.6   -6.3     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      28.5  -11.2     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        36      2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       110     11       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    121                       110     11       75       
  SINCE JUL 1   5156                      5750   -594     5434       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        70      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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 MARCH 3 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         42    402 PM  69    1983  35      7       35       
  MINIMUM         11    652 AM  -6    2002  19     -8       31       
  AVERAGE         27                        27      0       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1989   0.05  -0.05     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.44                      3.13   0.31     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      2.05   0.95     2.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1989   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      25.9   -9.6     29.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      31.5  -13.7     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        38      0       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       115      9       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                       115      9       85       
  SINCE JUL 1   5549                      6056   -507     5895       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        65      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -8      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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