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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         64    233 PM 100    1980  63      1       61       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  20    1986  38      0       35       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.15          2.11 1968   0.11   1.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      2.27   0.32     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      4.40  -0.65     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.62                      6.29   0.33     6.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.3  1984   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       7.0   -5.3      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      34.9  -14.7     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       423   -232      368       
  SINCE MAR 1   1102                      1369   -267     1138       
  SINCE JUL 1   6138                      7009   -871     6497       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   614 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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    205 PM  93    1980  60      1       60       
  MINIMUM         37   1004 PM  21    1936  38     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        49      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.76 1999   0.12   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.41                      2.39   3.02     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.07                      4.63   2.44     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      6.53   4.04     6.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.4  1984   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.2    5.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.1   -5.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       447   -230      400       
  SINCE MAR 1   1228                      1443   -215     1247       
  SINCE JUL 1   6653                      7384   -731     7057       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        90      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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