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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    250 PM  90    1934  69     10       86       
  MINIMUM         61    616 AM  28    1976  45     16       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        57     13       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.47 2003   0.13  -0.05     0.14    
                                      1988                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.97  -0.56     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.24                      6.33  -2.09     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      8.22  -1.11     7.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        81     25       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1387                      1555   -168     1323       
  SINCE JUL 1   6423                      7195   -772     6682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        13      3       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        13      3       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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 8 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    259 PM  91    1934  68      9       68       
  MINIMUM         58    738 PM  27    1925  44     14       47       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          1.46 1927   0.13   0.29     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.03   0.10     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.56                      6.63   1.93     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.06                      8.53   3.53     8.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1938   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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        88     14       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   1526                      1644   -118     1451       
  SINCE JUL 1   6951                      7585   -634     7261       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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