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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71    315 PM  91    2002  60     11       74       
  MINIMUM         36    530 AM  15    1928  35      1       45       
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1966   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.50  -0.71      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      3.63  -1.68     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.82                      5.52  -0.70     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.3   -4.6      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.2  -14.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        18     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       310   -163      300       
  SINCE MAR 1   1058                      1256   -198     1070       
  SINCE JUL 1   6094                      6896   -802     6429       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      2004                    
                                             2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   625 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71    421 PM  91    2002  57     14       74       
  MINIMUM         36    600 AM   6    1928  35      1       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        46      8       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.29 1992   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.57   0.39      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.62                      3.81  -0.19     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.12                      5.71   1.41     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.2  1993   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.5    5.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.4   -5.1     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        19     -8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       327   -161      320       
  SINCE MAR 1   1177                      1323   -146     1167       
  SINCE JUL 1   6602                      7264   -662     6977       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      2004                    
                                             1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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