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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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    511 PM  97    1934  74     -7       84       
  MINIMUM         50   1158 PM  31    1954  50      0       64       
  AVERAGE         59                        62     -3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.55   0.13     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      7.91  -1.40     8.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.38                      9.80  -0.42     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        6                         5      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       163     52      141       
  SINCE MAR 1   1496                      1637   -141     1377       
  SINCE JUL 1   6532                      7277   -745     6736       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        20     -6       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        27     -9       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        27     -9       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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 20 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         65    600 PM  96    1934  72     -7       76       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  28    1907  49      2       58       
  AVERAGE         58                        61     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.36 1959   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      2.67   1.32     2.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.42                      8.27   3.15     8.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.92                     10.17   4.75    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        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       180     38      173       
  SINCE MAR 1   1642                      1736    -94     1528       
  SINCE JUL 1   7067                      7677   -610     7338       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        17    -10       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        18     -9       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        18     -9       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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