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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         34    409 PM  63    1990  42     -8       46       
  MINIMUM         14    652 AM -12    1984  22     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         24                        32     -8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.49  -0.21     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.79                      3.49   0.30     3.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.27                      2.38   0.89     3.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      24.8   -7.5     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      29.7  -12.4     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        34      7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       318    -15      242       
  SINCE MAR 1    303                       318    -15      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   5338                      5958   -620     5601       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        66      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -9      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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 9 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         35    302 PM  59    1977  38     -3       45       
  MINIMUM         12    602 AM -17    1984  21     -9       29       
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.50  -0.38     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.56                      3.48   0.08     3.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      2.40   0.72     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1943   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      27.1  -10.8     30.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      32.7  -14.9     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        35      6       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       333    -24      261       
  SINCE MAR 1    309                       333    -24      261       
  SINCE JUL 1   5734                      6274   -540     6071       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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