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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         75    102 PM  88    1991  55     20       72       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  -4    1982  32     17       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        44     18       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.35 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.56  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      2.69  -1.53     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      4.58  -0.55     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1911   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.4   -3.7      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.3  -13.1     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        21    -18       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                       135    -75      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                      1081   -110      888       
  SINCE JUL 1   6007                      6721   -714     6247       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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 6 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         65    215 PM  89    1991  53     12       68       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM   6    1982  32     12       36       
  AVERAGE         55                        42     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.15 1938   0.10   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.60  -0.43     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      2.84  -1.01     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.33                      4.74   0.59     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1938   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.6    6.6      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.5   -4.2     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        23    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       143    -67      122       
  SINCE MAR 1   1087                      1139    -52      969       
  SINCE JUL 1   6512                      7080   -568     6779       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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