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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         80    328 PM  82    1921  54     26       56       
  MINIMUM         45    255 AM   4    1975  32     13       23       
  AVERAGE         63                        43     20       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1945   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      2.49  -1.33     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      4.38  -0.35     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1977                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.2   -3.5      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.1  -12.9     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        22    -20       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        92    -37       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    966                      1038    -72      860       
  SINCE JUL 1   6002                      6678   -676     6219       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         9      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   643 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         82R   250 PM  81    1929  52     30       55       
  MINIMUM         45    627 AM   9    1995  31     14       23       
  AVERAGE         64                        41     23       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1928   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.40  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.64  -0.98     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.54   0.62     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.4    6.8      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.3   -4.0     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        24    -23       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        97    -36       94       
  SINCE MAR 1   1072                      1093    -21      941       
  SINCE JUL 1   6497                      7034   -537     6751       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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