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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         79    411 PM  92    1994  61     18       82       
  MINIMUM         54    526 AM  20    1983  37     17       61       
  AVERAGE         67                        49     18       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1909   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      1.83  -0.73     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      3.96  -1.70     4.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.13                      5.85  -0.72     5.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.6   -4.9      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.5  -14.3     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        17    -17        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       361   -199      301       
  SINCE MAR 1   1073                      1307   -234     1071       
  SINCE JUL 1   6109                      6947   -838     6430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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 18 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         80    318 PM  93    1985  59     21       83       
  MINIMUM         50    537 AM  18    1953  36     14       55       
  AVERAGE         65                        48     17       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1978   0.12  -0.12     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.91   0.17     0.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.74                      4.15  -0.41     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      6.05   1.19     5.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1939   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       7.8    5.4      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.7   -5.4     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        18    -18        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       381   -201      327       
  SINCE MAR 1   1191                      1377   -186     1174       
  SINCE JUL 1   6616                      7318   -702     6984       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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