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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         65   1056 AM  88    1922  70     -5       84       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  27    1925  46      4       50       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.74          1.96 1966   0.13   0.61     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.36  -0.21     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.98                      6.72  -1.74     5.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.85                      8.61  -0.76     7.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1966   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                         8     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       105      8       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1394                      1579   -185     1323       
  SINCE JUL 1   6430                      7219   -789     6682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         9      5       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        16      2       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        16      2       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   550 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         60   1005 AM  88    1958  69     -9       84       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  25    1925  45      6       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.13          1.50 1999   0.13   1.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.42   0.84     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.69                      7.02   2.67     6.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.19                      8.92   4.27     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        9                         9      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       115     -1       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   1538                      1671   -133     1451       
  SINCE JUL 1   6963                      7612   -649     7261       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         7     -1        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         8      0       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         8      0       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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