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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         48    431 PM  89    1925  63    -15       65       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  19    1927  39     -8       37       
  AVERAGE         40                        51    -11       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1948   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      2.39   0.20     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      4.52  -0.77     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.62                      6.41   0.21     6.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1910   T      0.0      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       25                        14     11       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       437   -221      382       
  SINCE MAR 1   1127                      1383   -256     1152       
  SINCE JUL 1   6163                      7023   -860     6511       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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 23 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         48    357 PM  90    1924  61    -13       66       
  MINIMUM         31   1154 PM  22    1967  38     -7       39       
  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.41                      2.51   2.90     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.07                      4.75   2.32     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      6.65   3.92     6.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1988   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.3   -2.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.3    4.9      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.2   -5.9     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        15     10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       462   -220      412       
  SINCE MAR 1   1253                      1458   -205     1259       
  SINCE JUL 1   6678                      7399   -721     7069       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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