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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1244 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         47    333 PM  73    1935  45      2       32       
  MINIMUM         12    604 AM   1    1925  25    -13       22       
  AVERAGE         30                        35     -5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.87  -0.51     1.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      0.87  -0.51     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.76   0.59     3.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.8   -1.8      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.8   -1.8      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      30.7  -12.4     23.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        31      4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  523                       510     13      436       
  SINCE MAR 1    523                       510     13      436       
  SINCE JUL 1   5558                      6150   -592     5795       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -8      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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 15 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         45    354 PM  71    2003  41      4       29       
  MINIMUM         11    400 AM  -5    1979  24    -13       21       
  AVERAGE         28                        32     -4       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1945   0.07  -0.07     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.91  -0.69     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.91  -0.69     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.81   0.41     3.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.0  1923   0.2   -0.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.0   -2.0      1.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.0   -2.0      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      33.9  -15.1     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        33      4       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  543                       536      7      468       
  SINCE MAR 1    543                       536      7      468       
  SINCE JUL 1   5968                      6477   -509     6278       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
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    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        74      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -12      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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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