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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
204 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         50        MM  89    1900  71    -21       80        
  MINIMUM         41        MM  30    1928  47     -6       60        
  AVERAGE         46                        59    -13       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.17          1.21 1964   0.13   1.04     0.70    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.32                      1.49   0.83     0.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.15                      6.85  -0.70     6.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.02                      8.74   0.28     8.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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       19                         8     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       113     19       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1413                      1587   -174     1323       
  SINCE JUL 1   6449                      7227   -778     6682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        10      4       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        17      1       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        17      1       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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 12 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         51        MM  90    1907  69    -18       74        
  MINIMUM         39        MM  26    1895  46     -7       51        
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.11          1.84 1999   0.13   0.98     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      1.55   1.82     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.80                      7.15   3.65     6.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                      9.05   5.25     8.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   T     MM        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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         8     12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       123     11       98       
  SINCE MAR 1   1558                      1679   -121     1453       
  SINCE JUL 1   6983                      7620   -637     7263       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         8     -2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         9     -1       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         9     -1       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.2                                         
                                                                     
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          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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