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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         45    942 AM  89    1992  66    -21       60       
  MINIMUM         36   1138 PM  27    1918  42     -6       38       
  AVERAGE         41                        54    -13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.25 1911   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.48  -1.65     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.37  -0.67     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1909   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        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       24                        11     13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        11     13       16       
  SINCE MAR 1   1305                      1485   -180     1252       
  SINCE JUL 1   6341                      7125   -784     6611       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         7     -3       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         7     -3       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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 MAY 1 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         45    435 PM  92    1992  65    -20       57       
  MINIMUM         31    533 AM  25    1909  42    -11       32       
  AVERAGE         38                        53    -15       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1906   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.72   1.71     5.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.62   3.31     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1911   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        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       27                        12     15       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        12     15       20       
  SINCE MAR 1   1451                      1568   -117     1375       
  SINCE JUL 1   6876                      7509   -633     7185       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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