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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1247 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         59    343 PM  82    1986  52      7       51       
  MINIMUM         38    657 AM   6    1923  30      8       25       
  AVERAGE         49                        41      8       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.13 1933   0.09  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      2.13  -1.00     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.13                      2.13  -1.00     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.02  -0.02     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1985   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.8   -3.8      3.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.8   -3.8      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.7  -13.2     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        24     -8       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  912                       946    -34      770       
  SINCE MAR 1    912                       946    -34      770       
  SINCE JUL 1   5948                      6586   -638     6129       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        88      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        16      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 31 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         57    309 PM  83    1978  49      8       46       
  MINIMUM         34   1105 PM   2    1923  30      4       21       
  AVERAGE         46                        40      6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.20 1993   0.09  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      2.24  -0.58     3.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.24  -0.58     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.14   1.02     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1929   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       6.0    7.2      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.0    7.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      36.9   -3.6     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        25     -6       31       
  MONTH TO DATE 1011                       996     15      847       
  SINCE MAR 1   1011                       996     15      847       
  SINCE JUL 1   6436                      6937   -501     6657       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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