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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         61    501 PM  88    2004  60      1       88       
                                      2002                          
  MINIMUM         45    207 AM  19    1949  36      9       41       
  AVERAGE         53                        48      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.14 1945   0.11   0.20     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      1.61  -0.51     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      3.74  -1.48     4.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.13                      5.63  -0.50     5.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  1921   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.4   -4.7      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.3  -14.1     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        17     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       327   -168      300       
  SINCE MAR 1   1070                      1273   -203     1070       
  SINCE JUL 1   6106                      6913   -807     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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        14      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   623 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         61    439 PM  88    2004  58      3       88       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         50    421 AM  18    1928  36     14       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.05 1938   0.11   0.01     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.68   0.40     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.74                      3.92  -0.18     3.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      5.82   1.42     5.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1928   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.6    5.6      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.5   -5.2     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        18     -9        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       345   -170      323       
  SINCE MAR 1   1186                      1341   -155     1170       
  SINCE JUL 1   6611                      7282   -671     6980       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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