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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         72    357 PM  81    1929  54     18       56       
  MINIMUM         40    631 AM   9    1975  31      9       32       
  AVERAGE         56                        43     13       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1974   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.13                      2.40  -1.27     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      4.29  -0.29     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1937   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       5.1   -4.1      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.5                      33.0  -13.5     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        23    -14       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        70    -17       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    965                      1016    -51      835       
  SINCE JUL 1   6001                      6656   -655     6194       
                                                                     
 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    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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 3 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    419 PM  79    1921  51     21       56       
  MINIMUM         31    626 AM   9    1954  31      0       29       
  AVERAGE         52                        41     11       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1974   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.54  -0.88     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.44   0.72     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.3    6.9      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.2   -3.9     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        24    -11       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        73    -13       68       
  SINCE MAR 1   1071                      1069      2      915       
  SINCE JUL 1   6496                      7010   -514     6725       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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