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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         62   1136 AM  90    1949  64     -2       59       
  MINIMUM         32   1155 PM  21    1934  39     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         47                        52     -5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.30 1953   0.12  -0.06     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      2.63   0.02     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.81                      4.76  -0.95     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.68                      6.65   0.03     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   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       18                        14      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       465   -210      413       
  SINCE MAR 1   1166                      1411   -245     1183       
  SINCE JUL 1   6202                      7051   -849     6542       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         2      2        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         2      2        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         2      2        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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 25 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         53    955 AM  89    1949  62     -9       60       
  MINIMUM         37    216 AM  18    1934  39     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.48 1994   0.12   0.03     1.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      2.75   2.81     2.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.22                      4.99   2.23     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.72                      6.89   3.83     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.5   -2.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.5    4.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.4   -6.1     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       492   -202      446       
  SINCE MAR 1   1301                      1488   -187     1293       
  SINCE JUL 1   6726                      7429   -703     7103       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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