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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
236 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         63    435 PM  93    1934  74    -11       76       
  MINIMUM         46    320 AM  33    1931  50     -4       60       
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.08 2004   0.14   0.28     1.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.10                      2.69   0.41     4.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.93                      8.05  -1.12     9.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.80                      9.94  -0.14    11.49    
                                                                     
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       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       168     57      141       
  SINCE MAR 1   1506                      1642   -136     1377       
  SINCE JUL 1   6542                      7282   -740     6736       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        22     -8       35       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        29    -11       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        29    -11       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74       101      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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 21 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         67    537 PM  93    1970  73     -6       64       
  MINIMUM         49    354 AM  30    1895  49      0       57       
  AVERAGE         58                        61     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          4.59 2004   0.14   0.74     3.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.87                      2.81   2.06     6.20    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.30                      8.41   3.89    12.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.80                     10.31   5.49    14.04    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       186     39      177       
  SINCE MAR 1   1649                      1742    -93     1532       
  SINCE JUL 1   7074                      7683   -609     7342       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        19    -12       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        20    -11       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        20    -11       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73       100      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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