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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST SAT MAR 26 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         42    456 PM  83    1907  49     -7       66       
  MINIMUM         32   1104 PM   3    1960  28      4       58       
  AVERAGE         37                        39     -2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.26 1963   0.08  -0.01     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      1.62  -0.85     3.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      1.62  -0.85     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.64                      3.51   0.13     4.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.1  1964   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.8   -2.8      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.8   -2.8      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.7  -12.2     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        27      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  819                       796     23      678       
  SINCE MAR 1    819                       796     23      678       
  SINCE JUL 1   5855                      6436   -581     6037       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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 25 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    250 PM  80    1907  46     -9       62       
  MINIMUM         25   1152 PM   1    1955  28     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         31                        37     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1963   0.09  -0.09     0.88    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.70  -0.90     2.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.70  -0.90     2.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.60   0.70     4.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1996   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       5.0    8.2      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       5.0    8.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      35.9   -2.6     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        28      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  909                       837     72      732       
  SINCE MAR 1    909                       837     72      732       
  SINCE JUL 1   6334                      6778   -444     6542       
                                                                     
 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    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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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