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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         45    332 PM  77    1930  45      0       33       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  -8    1951  25      4       25       
  AVERAGE         37                        35      2       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.09 1983   0.07  -0.07     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.94  -0.58     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      0.94  -0.58     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.83   0.52     3.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.6  2001   0.1    0.1      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.9   -1.9      3.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       2.9   -1.9      3.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      30.8  -12.5     25.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        31     -3       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       541     10      472       
  SINCE MAR 1    551                       541     10      472       
  SINCE JUL 1   5586                      6181   -595     5831       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   616 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         42    340 PM  74    2003  41      1       33       
  MINIMUM         19    702 AM -12    1900  24     -5       16       
  AVERAGE         31                        33     -2       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1942   0.07  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.98  -0.76     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.98  -0.76     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      2.88   0.34     3.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1917   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.2   -2.2      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.2   -2.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      34.1  -15.3     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        32      2       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  577                       568      9      508       
  SINCE MAR 1    577                       568      9      508       
  SINCE JUL 1   6002                      6509   -507     6318       
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        69      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -8      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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