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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT WED APR 13 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         59   1201 AM  88    1916  58      1       50       
  MINIMUM         43    850 PM  18    1940  34      9       21       
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          2.03 1991   0.11   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.17  -0.38     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      3.30  -1.35     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.82                      5.19  -0.37     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.8  1997   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.0   -4.3      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      33.9  -13.7     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        19     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       255   -152      256       
  SINCE MAR 1   1014                      1201   -187     1026       
  SINCE JUL 1   6050                      6841   -791     6385       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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 12 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         57    423 AM  84    1985  56      1       50       
  MINIMUM         43   1014 PM  16    1939  34      9       19       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.17 1991   0.11   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.24   0.72      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.62                      3.48   0.14     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.12                      5.38   1.74     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.0  1952   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.2    6.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.1   -4.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       269   -147      274       
  SINCE MAR 1   1133                      1265   -132     1121       
  SINCE JUL 1   6558                      7206   -648     6931       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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