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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         36    307 PM  70    1995  44     -8       51       
  MINIMUM         11    546 AM -11    1975  24    -13       28       
  AVERAGE         24                        34    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1913   0.06  -0.06     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.73  -0.37     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      0.73  -0.37     1.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.62   0.73     3.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1904   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      30.5  -12.2     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        32      9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  448                       448      0      371       
  SINCE MAR 1    448                       448      0      371       
  SINCE JUL 1   5483                      6088   -605     5730       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
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    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        71      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -10      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   621 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         34    209 PM  66    1996  40     -6       52       
  MINIMUM          9    645 AM  -7    1993  23    -14       28       
  AVERAGE         22                        32    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.49 1990   0.07  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.77  -0.55     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.77  -0.55     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.67   0.55     3.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.1  1917   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.6   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.6   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      33.5  -14.7     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        34      9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       470     -8      396       
  SINCE MAR 1    462                       470     -8      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   5887                      6411   -524     6206       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        63      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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