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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         75    543 PM 101    1925  74      1       77       
  MINIMUM         48    511 AM  32    1963  51     -3       58       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.32 2004   0.14  -0.14     3.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.10                      2.83   0.27     7.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.93                      8.19  -1.26    13.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.80                     10.08  -0.28    14.81    
                                                                     
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                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       173     55      141       
  SINCE MAR 1   1509                      1647   -138     1377       
  SINCE JUL 1   6545                      7287   -742     6736       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        24    -10       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        31    -13       49       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        31    -13       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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 22 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    407 PM 100    1925  73      3       76       
  MINIMUM         50    504 AM  29    1931  50      0       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1898   0.15  -0.15     1.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.87                      2.96   1.91     7.98    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.30                      8.56   3.74    13.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.80                     10.46   5.34    15.82    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       192     35      177       
  SINCE MAR 1   1651                      1748    -97     1532       
  SINCE JUL 1   7076                      7689   -613     7342       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        21    -14       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        22    -13       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        22    -13       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1975                    
                                             1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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