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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         78    325 PM  98    1934  73      5       77       
  MINIMUM         47    245 AM  29    1929  49     -2       50       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1990   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.41   0.27     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      7.77  -1.26     8.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.38                      9.66  -0.28     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        2                         6     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       158     51      141       
  SINCE MAR 1   1490                      1632   -142     1377       
  SINCE JUL 1   6526                      7272   -746     6736       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        18     -4       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        25     -7       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        25     -7       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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 19 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         76    418 PM  97    1934  72      4       73       
  MINIMUM         55    351 AM  27    1929  48      7       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1917   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      2.53   1.46     2.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.42                      8.13   3.29     8.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.92                     10.03   4.89    10.63    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       174     37      173       
  SINCE MAR 1   1635                      1730    -95     1528       
  SINCE JUL 1   7060                      7671   -611     7338       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        15     -8        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        16     -7       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        16     -7       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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