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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         68    120 PM  93    1900  76     -8       78       
  MINIMUM         46    215 AM  32    1971  52     -6       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.75 1973   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      3.55  -0.40     9.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      8.91  -1.93    14.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                     10.80  -0.95    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     20.9                      34.9  -14.0     25.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       193     56      168       
  SINCE MAR 1   1530                      1667   -137     1404       
  SINCE JUL 1   6566                      7307   -741     6763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        35    -21       41       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        42    -24       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        42    -24       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   536 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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    134 PM  91    1980  75    -10       74       
  MINIMUM         46    229 AM  32    1907  51     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          2.00 1927   0.15   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.57                      3.71   1.86     9.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      9.31   3.69    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.97                     11.21   4.76    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     33.8                      39.6   -5.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       216     36      221       
  SINCE MAR 1   1676                      1772    -96     1576       
  SINCE JUL 1   7101                      7713   -612     7386       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        31    -24       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        32    -23       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        32    -23       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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