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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         78    412 PM  92    1930  57     21       49       
  MINIMUM         54    617 AM  18    1960  34     20       23       
  AVERAGE         66                        46     20       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.52 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.96  -0.96     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.16                      3.09  -1.93     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.03                      4.98  -0.95     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1952   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.8   -4.1      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.7  -13.5     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        20    -20       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       217   -129      196       
  SINCE MAR 1    999                      1163   -164      966       
  SINCE JUL 1   6035                      6803   -768     6325       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        87      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        16      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   633 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         79    224 PM  90    1930  55     24       44       
  MINIMUM         54    620 AM  18    1960  33     21       21       
  AVERAGE         67                        44     23       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.01 1947   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      1.02  -0.85      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      3.26  -1.43     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.33                      5.16   0.17     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1929   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.0    6.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      37.9   -4.6     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        21    -21       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       229   -125      211       
  SINCE MAR 1   1115                      1225   -110     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   6540                      7166   -626     6868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        16      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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