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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
218 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         74    233 PM  92    1909  68      6       80       
  MINIMUM         41    413 AM  29    1968  44     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         58                        56      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.51 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.60  -0.60      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      5.96  -2.13     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.85  -1.15     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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        7                        10     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        53     53       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1387                      1527   -140     1314       
  SINCE JUL 1   6423                      7167   -744     6673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        10     -6       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        99      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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 5 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         75    303 PM  91    1924  66      9       82       
  MINIMUM         45    144 AM  24    1900  43      2       32       
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.64  -0.64     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      6.24   1.19     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      8.14   2.79     8.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1944   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        5                        11     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        58     44       81       
  SINCE MAR 1   1526                      1614    -88     1436       
  SINCE JUL 1   6951                      7555   -604     7246       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         2      0        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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