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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         53    520 PM  92    2001  72    -19       64       
  MINIMUM         35   1035 PM  32    2004  48    -13       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        60    -16       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1986   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      1.88   0.47     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      7.24  -1.06     7.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.05                      9.13  -0.08     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       21                         7     14       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       134     48      133       
  SINCE MAR 1   1463                      1608   -145     1369       
  SINCE JUL 1   6499                      7248   -749     6728       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        13      1       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        20     -2       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        20     -2       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   545 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         MM        MM  91    2001  70     MM       61        
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         MM        MM  28    1983  47     MM       31        
  AVERAGE         MM                        59     MM       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1909   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      1.97   1.50     2.59    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.90                      7.57   3.33     8.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                      9.47   4.93    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       MM                         8     MM       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       147     19      155       
  SINCE MAR 1   1590                      1703   -113     1510       
  SINCE JUL 1   7015                      7644   -629     7320       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                         1     MM        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        11     -5        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        12     -4       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        12     -4       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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