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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
111 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         73   1227 PM  84    1967  52     21       42       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM   1    1964  30     11       29       
  AVERAGE         57                        41     16       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          2.32 1998   0.09   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.04  -0.97     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      2.04  -0.97     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.94                      3.93   0.01     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1939   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.6   -3.6      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.6   -3.6      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.5  -13.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        24    -16       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  896                       922    -26      743       
  SINCE MAR 1    896                       922    -26      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   5932                      6562   -630     6102       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        82      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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 30 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         72   1221 PM  78    1967  49     23       36       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM   0    1964  29     10       23       
  AVERAGE         56                        39     17       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78          1.15 1934   0.09   0.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      2.15  -0.57     3.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      2.15  -0.57     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.08                      4.05   1.03     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1934   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       5.9    7.3      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       5.9    7.3      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      36.8   -3.5     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        26    -17       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  992                       971     21      816       
  SINCE MAR 1    992                       971     21      816       
  SINCE JUL 1   6417                      6912   -495     6626       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        83      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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