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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         58    426 PM  90    1939  64     -6       56       
  MINIMUM         30    506 AM  20    1956  39     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         44                        51     -7       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1965   0.12  -0.12     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      2.51   0.08     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      4.64  -0.89     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.62                      6.53   0.09     6.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  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       21                        14      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       451   -214      400       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1397   -249     1170       
  SINCE JUL 1   6184                      7037   -853     6529       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         1      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   611 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         43    800 PM  89    1939  61    -18       57       
  MINIMUM         30        MM  22    1956  39     -9       35        
  AVERAGE         37                        50    -13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1929   0.12  -0.12     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.41                      2.63   2.78     1.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.07                      4.87   2.20     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      6.77   3.80     6.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.4   -2.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.4    4.8      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.3   -6.0     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        15     13       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       477   -207      431       
  SINCE MAR 1   1281                      1473   -192     1278       
  SINCE JUL 1   6706                      7414   -708     7088       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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