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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         70    509 PM  93    1998  77     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         49    106 AM  32    1965  53     -4       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1954   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      3.70  -0.55     9.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      9.06  -2.08    14.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                     10.95  -1.10    16.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1947   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        5                         3      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       196     58      171       
  SINCE MAR 1   1535                      1670   -135     1407       
  SINCE JUL 1   6571                      7310   -739     6766       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        38    -24       41       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        45    -27       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        45    -27       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       101      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        29      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   536 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         70    508 PM  92    1980  75     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         45    122 AM  32    1947  52     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.18 1995   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.60                      3.86   1.74     9.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.03                      9.46   3.57    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.00                     11.36   4.64    17.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1947   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        7                         4      3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       220     39      226       
  SINCE MAR 1   1683                      1776    -93     1581       
  SINCE JUL 1   7108                      7717   -609     7391       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        33    -26       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        34    -25       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        34    -25       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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