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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         48   1222 AM  79    2000  41      7       39       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -19    1960  21      5       28       
  AVERAGE         37                        31      6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.67 1961   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.37  -0.09     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.79                      3.37   0.42     3.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.27                      2.26   1.01     3.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      24.4   -7.1     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      29.3  -12.0     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        34     -6       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       250    -29      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       250    -29      184       
  SINCE JUL 1   5256                      5890   -634     5543       
                                                                     
 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        75      2000                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -9      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   632 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         45   1204 AM  79    2000  37      8       36       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -15    1899  20      0       28       
  AVERAGE         33                        29      4       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.47 1990   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.38  -0.26     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.56                      3.36   0.20     3.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      2.28   0.84     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1953   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      26.7  -10.4     30.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      32.3  -14.5     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        36     -4       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       262    -36      203       
  SINCE MAR 1    226                       262    -36      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   5651                      6203   -552     6013       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -9      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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