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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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    107 PM  95    1934  70      4       84       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  27    1945  45     13       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.42 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.10  -0.69     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.24                      6.46  -2.22     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      8.35  -1.24     7.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1905   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                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        89     17       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1387                      1563   -176     1323       
  SINCE JUL 1   6423                      7203   -780     6682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         7      6       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        14      3       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        14      3       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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 9 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         70   1214 PM  91    1895  68      2       84       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  23    1945  45     11       54       
  AVERAGE         63                        56      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.46 1963   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.16  -0.03     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.56                      6.76   1.80     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.06                      8.66   3.40     8.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1945   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        2                         9     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        97      7       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   1528                      1653   -125     1451       
  SINCE JUL 1   6953                      7594   -641     7261       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         5      1        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         6      2       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         6      2       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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