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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         76    312 PM  94    1926  75      1       67       
  MINIMUM         48    513 AM  34    1924  51     -3       48       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1907   0.14  -0.14     1.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.10                      3.11  -0.01     9.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.93                      8.47  -1.54    14.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.80                     10.36  -0.56    16.72    
                                                                     
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                         4     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       181     50      153       
  SINCE MAR 1   1512                      1655   -143     1389       
  SINCE JUL 1   6548                      7295   -747     6748       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        28    -14       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        35    -17       49       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        35    -17       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   538 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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    502 PM  92    1939  74      2       61       
  MINIMUM         48    511 AM  32    1930  50     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1914   0.15  -0.15     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.87                      3.26   1.61     9.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.30                      8.86   3.44    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.80                     10.76   5.04    17.03    
                                                                     
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        3                         5     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       202     29      197       
  SINCE MAR 1   1655                      1758   -103     1552       
  SINCE JUL 1   7080                      7699   -619     7362       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        25    -18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        26    -17       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        26    -17       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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