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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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        MM  89    1970  65    -11       87        
  MINIMUM         26        MM  25    1950  41    -15       50        
  AVERAGE         40                        53    -13       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1896   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.99  -0.32     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.12  -1.29     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.01  -0.31     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1994   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                        13     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       504   -181      448       
  SINCE MAR 1   1234                      1450   -216     1218       
  SINCE JUL 1   6270                      7090   -820     6577       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         5     -1       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         5     -1       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   606 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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        MM  92    1970  63    -11       88        
  MINIMUM         26        MM  25    1928  40    -14       52        
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1963   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.77                      3.11   2.66     2.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.35   2.08     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.25   3.68     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1917   T      0.0      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       26                        14     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       534   -171      484       
  SINCE MAR 1   1374                      1530   -156     1331       
  SINCE JUL 1   6799                      7471   -672     7141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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