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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         31    504 PM  71    1995  44    -13       46       
  MINIMUM         18   1153 PM -10    1960  24     -6       30       
  AVERAGE         25                        34     -9       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1913   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.80  -0.44     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      0.80  -0.44     1.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.69   0.66     3.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      30.6  -12.3     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        31      9       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       479      9      398       
  SINCE MAR 1    488                       479      9      398       
  SINCE JUL 1   5523                      6119   -596     5757       
                                                                     
 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 (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         1      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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 14 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         29    512 PM  63    1911  41    -12       43       
  MINIMUM         12   1152 PM -11    1993  23    -11       23       
  AVERAGE         21                        32    -11       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.88 1953   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.84  -0.62     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.84  -0.62     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.74   0.48     3.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1918   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
                                      1959                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.8   -1.8      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.8   -1.8      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      33.7  -14.9     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        33     11       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  506                       503      3      428       
  SINCE MAR 1    506                       503      3      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   5931                      6444   -513     6238       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        71      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -5      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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