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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
205 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         56    304 PM  91    1918  67    -11       61       
  MINIMUM         22R   541 AM  25    2004  43    -21       25       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         39                        55    -16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1902   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.72  -1.89     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.61  -0.91     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1935   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       26                        11     15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        33     47       61       
  SINCE MAR 1   1361                      1507   -146     1297       
  SINCE JUL 1   6397                      7147   -750     6656       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   559 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         55    415 PM  91    1949  65    -10       62       
                                      1918                          
  MINIMUM         22R   514 AM  23    1967  42    -20       25       
  AVERAGE         39                        54    -15       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1913   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.38  -0.38     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      5.98   1.45     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      7.88   3.05     8.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       26                        12     14       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        36     44       62       
  SINCE MAR 1   1504                      1592    -88     1417       
  SINCE JUL 1   6929                      7533   -604     7227       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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