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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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    406 PM  83    2003  53      6       63       
  MINIMUM         26    514 AM  13    1895  31     -5       26       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1964   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.13                      2.31  -1.18     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.20  -0.20     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1936   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1979                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       5.0   -4.0      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      32.9  -13.4     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        23     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        47     -3       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    956                       993    -37      814       
  SINCE JUL 1   5992                      6633   -641     6173       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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 2 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    436 PM  83    1981  50      7       62       
  MINIMUM         25    612 AM  11    1899  30     -5       27       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1988   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.44  -0.78     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.34   0.82     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.2    7.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.1   -3.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        24      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        49     -2       46       
  SINCE MAR 1   1058                      1045     13      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   6483                      6986   -503     6703       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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