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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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   1236 PM  92    1910  66    -12       73       
  MINIMUM         29    459 AM  25    1958  41    -12       53       
  AVERAGE         42                        53    -11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.83 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      3.11  -0.44     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.24  -1.41     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.13  -0.43     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1956   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       23                        12     11        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  346                       516   -170      450       
  SINCE MAR 1   1257                      1462   -205     1220       
  SINCE JUL 1   6293                      7102   -809     6579       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         6     -2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         6     -2       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   604 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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    455 PM  90    1910  64    -11       70       
  MINIMUM         28    457 AM  22    1958  41    -13       43       
  AVERAGE         41                        52    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.83 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.77                      3.23   2.54     2.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.47   1.96     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.37   3.56     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  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       24                        13     11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  387                       547   -160      492       
  SINCE MAR 1   1398                      1543   -145     1339       
  SINCE JUL 1   6823                      7484   -661     7149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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