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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         74    132 PM  87    1986  51     23       61       
  MINIMUM         47    617 AM   4    1969  30     17       33       
  AVERAGE         61                        41     20       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1933   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      1.95  -1.18     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.77                      1.95  -1.18     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.64                      3.84  -0.20     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1987   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.4   -3.4      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.4   -3.4      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.3  -12.8     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        25    -21       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  888                       898    -10      714       
  SINCE MAR 1    888                       898    -10      714       
  SINCE JUL 1   5924                      6538   -614     6073       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   553 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         73    251 PM  84    1986  48     25       56       
  MINIMUM         42    411 AM   1    1969  29     13       30       
  AVERAGE         58                        39     19       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1933   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.06  -1.26     3.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      2.06  -1.26     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      3.96   0.34     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1939   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       5.8    7.4      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       5.8    7.4      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      36.7   -3.4     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        26    -19       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  983                       945     38      781       
  SINCE MAR 1    983                       945     38      781       
  SINCE JUL 1   6408                      6886   -478     6591       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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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