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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
103 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         45    400 PM  70    2000  40      5       41       
  MINIMUM         25    900 PM -15    1960  21      4       33       
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1959   0.05  -0.05     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.25  -0.25     1.61    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.51                      3.25   0.26     3.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.99                      2.14   0.85     3.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.4  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      24.0   -6.7     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      28.9  -11.6     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       181     -1      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    180                       181     -1      130       
  SINCE JUL 1   5215                      5821   -606     5489       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -11      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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 5 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         41   1159 PM  71    2000  36      5       39       
  MINIMUM         27    749 PM -15    1960  20      7       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        28      6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1992   0.06  -0.06     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     1.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.44                      3.24   0.20     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      2.16   0.84     3.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      26.3  -10.0     30.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      31.9  -14.1     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        37     -6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       189     -6      145       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       189     -6      145       
  SINCE JUL 1   5608                      6130   -522     5955       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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