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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         54    117 PM  88    2003  53      1       55       
  MINIMUM         31   1134 PM  16    1930  31      0       27       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.52 1897   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.13                      2.22  -1.09     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.11  -0.11     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1895   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.9   -3.9      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.8  -13.3     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        24     -2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        24     -2       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    934                       970    -36      794       
  SINCE JUL 1   5970                      6610   -640     6153       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        13      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 1 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         54    202 PM  78    1903  50      4       55       
  MINIMUM         30    207 AM   7    1924  30      0       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        40      2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.71 1927   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.34  -0.68     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.24   0.92     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1927   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.1    7.1      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.0   -3.7     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        25     -2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        25     -2       26       
  SINCE MAR 1   1034                      1021     13      873       
  SINCE JUL 1   6459                      6962   -503     6683       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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