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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         54    317 PM  89    1981  65    -11       64       
  MINIMUM         33    238 AM  24    1928  40     -7       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 2002   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.87  -0.20     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.00  -1.17     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      6.89  -0.19     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1979   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                        13      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       491   -193      448       
  SINCE MAR 1   1209                      1437   -228     1218       
  SINCE JUL 1   6245                      7077   -832     6577       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         4      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         4      0        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   607 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         52    224 PM  87    1981  63    -11       68       
  MINIMUM         32   1141 PM  23    1934  40     -8       26       
  AVERAGE         42                        51     -9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1975   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.77                      2.99   2.78     2.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.23   2.20     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.13   3.80     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.7   -2.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.2                       8.7    4.5      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      39.6   -6.3     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        14      9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       520   -183      484       
  SINCE MAR 1   1348                      1516   -168     1331       
  SINCE JUL 1   6773                      7457   -684     7141       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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