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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
631 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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    346 PM  83    1938  47      0       37       
  MINIMUM         26    614 AM  -5    1951  27     -1       20       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1932   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
                                      1993                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.30  -0.72     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.30  -0.72     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.45                      3.19   0.26     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.4   -2.4      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.4   -2.4      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.3  -11.8     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        28      0       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  704                       687     17      616       
  SINCE MAR 1    704                       687     17      616       
  SINCE JUL 1   5740                      6327   -587     5975       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         5      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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 21 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         37    401 PM  81    1938  44     -7       35       
  MINIMUM         20    155 AM  -8    1965  26     -6       17       
  AVERAGE         29                        35     -6       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1949   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.37  -0.57     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.37  -0.57     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.27   1.03     3.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1932   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.2    9.0      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       4.2    9.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      35.1   -1.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        30      6       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  770                       722     48      662       
  SINCE MAR 1    770                       722     48      662       
  SINCE JUL 1   6195                      6663   -468     6472       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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