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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         52   1048 AM  94    1932  72    -20       57       
  MINIMUM         40    449 AM  28    1895  47     -7       38       
  AVERAGE         46                        60    -14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1945   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.75   0.60     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      7.11  -0.93     7.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.05                      9.00   0.05     9.30    
                                                                     
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       19                         7     12       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       127     34      116       
  SINCE MAR 1   1442                      1601   -159     1352       
  SINCE JUL 1   6478                      7241   -763     6711       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        12      2       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        19     -1       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        19     -1       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   546 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         50    759 AM  92    1998  70    -20       55       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  30    1966  47     -8       34       
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.65 1906   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      1.83   1.64     2.59    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.90                      7.43   3.47     8.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                      9.33   5.07    10.43    
                                                                     
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     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       20                         8     12       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       139     27      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1590                      1695   -105     1491       
  SINCE JUL 1   7015                      7636   -621     7301       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        10     -4        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        11     -3       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        11     -3       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      2001                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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