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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         74    354 PM  84    1991  55     19       68       
  MINIMUM         52    622 AM   9    1982  32     20       26       
  AVERAGE         63                        43     20       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1958   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.46  -0.46     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      2.59  -1.43     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      4.48  -0.45     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.3   -3.6      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.2  -13.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        22    -20       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                       114    -57      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    968                      1060    -92      878       
  SINCE JUL 1   6004                      6700   -696     6237       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -4      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   641 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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    446 PM  84    1991  52     20       71       
  MINIMUM         47    543 AM  10    1926  32     15       28       
  AVERAGE         60                        42     18       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1999   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.74  -1.08     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      4.64   0.52     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1906   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.5    6.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.4   -4.1     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        23    -18       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       120    -54      109       
  SINCE MAR 1   1077                      1116    -39      956       
  SINCE JUL 1   6502                      7057   -555     6766       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        89      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         6      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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