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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         79    412 PM  99    1934  68     11       76       
  MINIMUM         54    511 AM  28    1989  44     10       59       
  AVERAGE         67                        56     11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1960   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.72  -0.72      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      6.08  -2.25     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.97  -1.27     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1989   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        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        63     43       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1387                      1537   -150     1314       
  SINCE JUL 1   6423                      7177   -754     6673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        11     -5       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        11     -5       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   555 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         77    434 PM  95    1934  67     10       78       
  MINIMUM         53    323 AM  25    1974  44      9       54       
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.13 1919   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.77  -0.77     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      6.37   1.06     6.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                      8.27   2.66     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        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        68     34       81       
  SINCE MAR 1   1526                      1624    -98     1436       
  SINCE JUL 1   6951                      7565   -614     7246       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         3     -1       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         3     -1       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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