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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
115 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         41    128 PM  66    1967  42     -1       54       
  MINIMUM         25    458 AM  -9    1984  23      2       31       
  AVERAGE         33                        32      1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.02 1973   0.06   0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.55  -0.19     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.87                      3.55   0.32     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.44   0.91     3.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0           2.0  1901   0.2    0.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     18.3                      25.0   -6.7     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      29.9  -11.6     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        33     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  335                       351    -16      264       
  SINCE MAR 1    335                       351    -16      264       
  SINCE JUL 1   5370                      5991   -621     5623       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        68      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -18      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   626 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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    128 PM  67    1967  39      2       51       
  MINIMUM         26    424 AM -12    1948  22      4       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.29 1973   0.06   0.04     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.56  -0.34     1.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.66                      3.54   0.12     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.46   0.76     3.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0           5.0  1956   0.2    0.8       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.0   -1.0      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.3                      27.3  -10.0     30.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      32.9  -14.1     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        35     -4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       368    -28      285       
  SINCE MAR 1    340                       368    -28      285       
  SINCE JUL 1   5765                      6309   -544     6095       
                                                                     
 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    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        64      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -25      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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