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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         67    344 PM  98    1934  73     -6       69       
  MINIMUM         56   1153 PM  32    2002  49      7       53       
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          2.35 2000   0.13   0.17     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.27   0.41     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      7.63  -1.12     8.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.38                      9.52  -0.14     9.76    
                                                                     
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        3                         6     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       152     55      140       
  SINCE MAR 1   1488                      1626   -138     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   6524                      7266   -742     6735       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        16     -2       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        23     -5       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        23     -5       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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 18 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         64    506 PM  97    1934  72     -8       70       
  MINIMUM         54    714 AM  31    2002  48      6       47       
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.21 1921   0.14   0.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      2.39   1.60     2.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.42                      7.99   3.43     8.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.92                      9.89   5.03    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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       168     24      170       
  SINCE MAR 1   1616                      1724   -108     1525       
  SINCE JUL 1   7041                      7665   -624     7335       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        14     -8        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        15     -7       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        15     -7       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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