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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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    253 PM  75    1918  47     -2       53       
  MINIMUM         22    630 AM   2    1951  27     -5       26       
  AVERAGE         34                        37     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1935   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      1.22  -0.62     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      1.22  -0.62     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      3.11   0.48     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.3   -2.3      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.3   -2.3      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3                      31.2  -12.9     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        29      2       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  676                       659     17      580       
  SINCE MAR 1    676                       659     17      580       
  SINCE JUL 1   5711                      6299   -588     5939       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        83      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   609 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         33    357 PM  73    1934  44    -11       48       
  MINIMUM          7    451 AM -13    1965  26    -19       24       
  AVERAGE         20                        35    -15       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1942   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.29  -0.49     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.29  -0.49     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.80                      3.19   0.61     3.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1933   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.0    9.2      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       4.0    9.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.0                      34.9   -3.9     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        30     15       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  734                       692     42      623       
  SINCE MAR 1    734                       692     42      623       
  SINCE JUL 1   6159                      6633   -474     6433       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        81      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -8      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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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