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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         70   1051 AM  87    1930  58     12       51       
  MINIMUM         58   1157 PM  16    2004  34     24       16       
  AVERAGE         64                        46     18       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.15 1961   0.10   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.06  -0.67     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.55                      3.19  -1.64     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      5.08  -0.66     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1924   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.9   -4.2      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.8  -13.6     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        19    -18       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       236   -147      227       
  SINCE MAR 1   1000                      1182   -182      997       
  SINCE JUL 1   6036                      6822   -786     6356       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   631 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         69   1259 PM  84    1968  55     14       47       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  16    1940  34     20       17       
  AVERAGE         62                        44     18       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.56          1.74 2001   0.11   1.45     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.13   0.60      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.39                      3.37   0.02     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      5.27   1.62     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1924   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.1    6.1      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.0   -4.7     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        20    -17       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       249   -142      244       
  SINCE MAR 1   1118                      1245   -127     1091       
  SINCE JUL 1   6543                      7186   -643     6901       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        16      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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