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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         58    603 PM  92    1936  72    -14       76       
  MINIMUM         32    530 AM  30    1929  48    -16       47       
  AVERAGE         45                        60    -15       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.45 1999   0.13  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      2.01   0.37     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.21                      7.37  -1.16     7.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.08                      9.26  -0.18     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       20                         6     14        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       140     62      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1483                      1614   -131     1372       
  SINCE JUL 1   6519                      7254   -735     6731       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        14      0       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        21     -3       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        21     -3       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   545 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    514 PM  91    1936  71    -11       76       
  MINIMUM         38    402 AM  26    1921  47     -9       43       
  AVERAGE         49                        59    -10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.18 1992   0.14  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      2.11   1.39     2.59    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.93                      7.71   3.22     8.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.43                      9.61   4.82    10.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1992   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       16                         7      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       154     28      160       
  SINCE MAR 1   1606                      1710   -104     1515       
  SINCE JUL 1   7031                      7651   -620     7325       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        13     -5       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        13     -5       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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