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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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    241 PM  86    1907  50      0       70       
  MINIMUM         27   1158 PM   4    1964  29     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         39                        39      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1959   0.08  -0.08     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      1.70  -0.93     3.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      1.70  -0.93     3.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.64                      3.59   0.05     5.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.9   -2.9      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.9   -2.9      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      31.8  -12.3     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        26      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  845                       822     23      682       
  SINCE MAR 1    845                       822     23      682       
  SINCE JUL 1   5881                      6462   -581     6041       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   559 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         45    512 PM  82    1907  47     -2       64       
  MINIMUM         22    618 AM   0    1996  28     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         34                        37     -3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1906   0.09  -0.09     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.79  -0.99     2.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      1.79  -0.99     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.69   0.61     4.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1983   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       5.2    8.0      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       5.2    8.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      36.1   -2.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        28      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  940                       865     75      740       
  SINCE MAR 1    940                       865     75      740       
  SINCE JUL 1   6365                      6806   -441     6550       
                                                                     
 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    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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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