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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         67    407 PM  79    1925  56     11       71       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  12    1972  33      8       30       
  AVERAGE         54                        44     10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1929   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.66  -0.66     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      2.79  -1.63     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      4.68  -0.65     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.5   -3.8      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.4  -13.2     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        21    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                       156    -85      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    982                      1102   -120      902       
  SINCE JUL 1   6018                      6742   -724     6261       
                                                                     
 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 (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        87      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   638 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    408 PM  80    1991  53     12       70       
  MINIMUM         38   1138 PM  10    1936  32      6       29       
  AVERAGE         52                        43      9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1919   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.70  -0.53     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      2.94  -1.11     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.33                      4.84   0.49     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.2  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       6.7    6.5      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.6   -4.3     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        22     -9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       165    -76      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1100                      1161    -61      984       
  SINCE JUL 1   6525                      7102   -577     6794       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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