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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    132 PM  89    1987  62      9       55       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  24    1956  37     17       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.65 1979   0.11  -0.07     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.05  -0.62     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.59                      4.18  -1.59     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      6.07  -0.61     6.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1993   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.8   -5.1      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.7  -14.5     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        16    -14       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       393   -229      334       
  SINCE MAR 1   1075                      1339   -264     1104       
  SINCE JUL 1   6111                      6979   -868     6463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   617 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         64    203 PM  85    1985  60      4       51       
  MINIMUM         52   1259 AM  21    1928  37     15       33       
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1977   0.12  -0.12     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.82                      2.15   2.67     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.48                      4.39   2.09     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                      6.29   3.69     6.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1993   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.0    5.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      38.9   -5.6     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        17    -10       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       415   -226      369       
  SINCE MAR 1   1200                      1411   -211     1216       
  SINCE JUL 1   6625                      7352   -727     7026       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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