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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         32    302 PM  75    2000  41     -9       44       
                                      1977                          
  MINIMUM         16    620 AM  -9    1975  22     -6       21       
  AVERAGE         24                        32     -8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.03 1998   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.43  -0.15     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.79                      3.43   0.36     3.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.27                      2.32   0.95     3.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      24.6   -7.3     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      29.5  -12.2     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        34      7       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       284    -22      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       284    -22      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   5297                      5924   -627     5575       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   630 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         30    340 PM  72    2000  38     -8       50       
  MINIMUM         16    700 AM  -9    1984  21     -5       20       
  AVERAGE         23                        29     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1992   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.44  -0.32     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.56                      3.42   0.14     3.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      2.34   0.78     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.2  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      26.9  -10.6     30.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      32.5  -14.7     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        36      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       298    -30      233       
  SINCE MAR 1    268                       298    -30      233       
  SINCE JUL 1   5693                      6239   -546     6043       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        59      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -17      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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