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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
256 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         78    529 PM  91    1987  70      8       76       
  MINIMUM         53    343 AM  29    1966  46      7       53       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1967   0.13  -0.13     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.23  -0.82     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.24                      6.59  -2.35     5.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      8.48  -1.37     7.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1945   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                        97      9       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1387                      1571   -184     1323       
  SINCE JUL 1   6423                      7211   -788     6682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         8      6       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        15      3       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        15      3       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   551 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         72    551 PM  89    1987  68      4       78       
  MINIMUM         55    619 AM  25    1966  45     10       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1967   0.13  -0.13     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.29  -0.16     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.56                      6.89   1.67     6.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.06                      8.79   3.27     8.38    
                                                                     
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        1                         9     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       106     -1       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   1529                      1662   -133     1451       
  SINCE JUL 1   6954                      7603   -649     7261       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         6      0        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         7      1       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         7      1       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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