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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
154 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         76    325 PM  94    1934  73      3       77       
  MINIMUM         50   1214 AM  32    1925  49      1       59       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.64 1991   0.13  -0.13     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      2.14   0.24     2.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.21                      7.50  -1.29     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.08                      9.39  -0.31     9.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1991   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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       146     58      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1485                      1620   -135     1372       
  SINCE JUL 1   6521                      7260   -739     6731       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        15     -1       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        22     -4       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        22     -4       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   544 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         74    333 PM  94    1934  71      3       72       
  MINIMUM         48    701 AM  28    1930  48      0       49       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.45 1921   0.14  -0.11     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.53                      2.25   1.28     2.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.96                      7.85   3.11     8.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.46                      9.75   4.71    10.61    
                                                                     
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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       161     25      164       
  SINCE MAR 1   1610                      1717   -107     1519       
  SINCE JUL 1   7035                      7658   -623     7329       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        13     -7        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        14     -6       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        14     -6       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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