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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
644 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         51    308 PM  70    1983  39     12       39       
  MINIMUM         20    454 AM -12    1978  20      0       36       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.31 1923   0.05  -0.05     0.81    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     1.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.51                      3.20   0.31     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.99                      2.09   0.90     2.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.3  1980   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      23.8   -6.5     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      28.7  -11.4     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        36     -7       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       146      4      102       
  SINCE MAR 1    150                       146      4      102       
  SINCE JUL 1   5185                      5786   -601     5461       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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 4 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         49    247 PM  65    2000  36     13       37       
  MINIMUM         25    257 AM  -8    1978  19      6       32       
  AVERAGE         37                        28      9       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1923   0.05  -0.05     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.44                      3.18   0.26     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      2.10   0.90     2.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1962   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      26.1   -9.8     29.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      31.7  -13.9     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        37     -9       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       152      0      115       
  SINCE MAR 1    152                       152      0      115       
  SINCE JUL 1   5577                      6093   -516     5925       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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