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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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    132 PM  77    1938  48     -3       45       
  MINIMUM         27    635 AM   5    1940  27      0       13       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1966   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.38  -0.80     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.38  -0.80     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.45                      3.27   0.18     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1916   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.5   -2.5      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.5   -2.5      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.4  -11.9     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        28      1       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       715     18      652       
  SINCE MAR 1    733                       715     18      652       
  SINCE JUL 1   5769                      6355   -586     6011       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   627 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 22 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         35    507 PM  75    1994  45    -10       45       
  MINIMUM         21    611 AM  -4    1912  26     -5       14       
  AVERAGE         28                        36     -8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.37 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.45  -0.65     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.45  -0.65     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.35   0.95     3.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1952   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.4    8.8      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       4.4    8.8      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      35.3   -2.0     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        29      8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  807                       751     56      697       
  SINCE MAR 1    807                       751     56      697       
  SINCE JUL 1   6232                      6692   -460     6507       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        82      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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