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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
213 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         46    601 PM  91    1901  67    -21       52       
  MINIMUM         24R  1030 PM  27    1925  42    -18       32       
  AVERAGE         35                        55    -20       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1933   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.60  -1.77     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.49  -0.79     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1976   T     MM        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       30                        11     19       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        22     32       39       
  SINCE MAR 1   1335                      1496   -161     1275       
  SINCE JUL 1   6371                      7136   -765     6634       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2004                    
                                             1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   600 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         49    453 PM  89    1965  65    -16       56       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  25    1908  42    -16       31       
  AVERAGE         38                        54    -16       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.36 2001   0.13  -0.13     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.25  -0.25     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.85   1.58     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.75   3.18     8.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   T     MM        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       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        24     30       41       
  SINCE MAR 1   1478                      1580   -102     1396       
  SINCE JUL 1   6903                      7521   -618     7206       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1949                    
                                             1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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