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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         72    354 PM  94    1967  76     -4       69       
  MINIMUM         45    458 AM  33    1961  52     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.61 1986   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      3.40  -0.25     9.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      8.76  -1.78    14.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                     10.65  -0.80    16.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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                         4      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       189     52      168       
  SINCE MAR 1   1522                      1663   -141     1404       
  SINCE JUL 1   6558                      7303   -745     6763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        32    -18       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        39    -21       49       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        39    -21       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   537 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         71    218 PM  93    1967  74     -3       69       
  MINIMUM         47    130 AM  31    1961  51     -4       42       
  AVERAGE         59                        63     -4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1932   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.26                      3.56   1.70     9.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.69                      9.16   3.53    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.19                     11.06   5.13    17.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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        6                         5      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       212     31      219       
  SINCE MAR 1   1667                      1768   -101     1574       
  SINCE JUL 1   7092                      7709   -617     7384       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        29    -22       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        30    -21       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        30    -21       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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