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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
103 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         50    428 PM  86    1910  48      2       65       
  MINIMUM         27   1118 PM   0    1965  28     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         39                        38      1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1979   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.46  -0.88     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.58                      1.46  -0.88     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.45                      3.35   0.10     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1903   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.6   -2.6      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.6   -2.6      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.5  -12.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        27     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  759                       742     17      671       
  SINCE MAR 1    759                       742     17      671       
  SINCE JUL 1   5795                      6382   -587     6030       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -5      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   604 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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    446 PM  82    1910  45     -8       60       
  MINIMUM         20    546 AM  -5    1899  27     -7       28       
  AVERAGE         29                        36     -7       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1979   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.53  -0.73     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.53  -0.73     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.43   0.87     3.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1966   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.6    8.6      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       4.6    8.6      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      35.5   -2.2     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        29      7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  843                       780     63      718       
  SINCE MAR 1    843                       780     63      718       
  SINCE JUL 1   6268                      6721   -453     6528       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
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    85           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        77      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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