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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         43    213 PM  68    1990  43      0       33       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -18    1948  23      3       14       
  AVERAGE         35                        33      2       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.48 1977   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.61  -0.25     1.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      0.61  -0.25     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.50   0.85     3.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1941   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      30.1  -11.8     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        33     -3       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       384    -19      305       
  SINCE MAR 1    365                       384    -19      305       
  SINCE JUL 1   5400                      6024   -624     5664       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        75      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -13      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   625 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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    648 PM  64    1990  39      2       33       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -25    1948  22     -2        9       
  AVERAGE         31                        31      0       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1990   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.63  -0.41     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.63  -0.41     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.53   0.69     3.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1951   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.2   -1.2      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.2   -1.2      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      33.1  -14.3     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        34      0       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       402    -28      329       
  SINCE MAR 1    374                       402    -28      329       
  SINCE JUL 1   5799                      6343   -544     6139       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        72      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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