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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         56    653 PM  93    1980  62     -6       58       
  MINIMUM         47    729 AM  22    1934  38      9       38       
  AVERAGE         52                        50      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.63 1905   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      2.16  -0.72     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.60                      4.29  -1.69     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.47                      6.18  -0.71     6.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1918   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.9   -5.2      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.8  -14.6     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        15     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       408   -231      351       
  SINCE MAR 1   1088                      1354   -266     1121       
  SINCE JUL 1   6124                      6994   -870     6480       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63       100      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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 21 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    449 PM  93    1980  60     -3       58       
  MINIMUM         48    728 AM  19    1934  38     10       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        49      4       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.63 1912   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.83                      2.27   2.56     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.49                      4.51   1.98     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                      6.41   3.58     6.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1988   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.1    5.1      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.0   -5.7     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       431   -230      384       
  SINCE MAR 1   1212                      1427   -215     1231       
  SINCE JUL 1   6637                      7368   -731     7041       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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