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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
209 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         71    514 PM 101    1934  77     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         49   1258 AM  29    1965  53     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          3.41 1980   0.15  -0.08     1.60    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      3.85  -0.63    10.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.05                      9.21  -2.16    16.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                     11.10  -1.18    18.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       199     60      171       
  SINCE MAR 1   1540                      1673   -133     1407       
  SINCE JUL 1   6576                      7313   -737     6766       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        41    -27       41       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        48    -30       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        48    -30       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   535 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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    152 PM  98    1934  75     -5       73       
  MINIMUM         47   1238 AM  31    1947  52     -5       58       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.68 1980   0.16  -0.16     2.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.60                      4.02   1.58    11.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.97                      9.62   3.35    17.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.94                     11.52   4.42    19.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1947   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                       8.7    5.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.3                      39.6   -5.3     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       224     41      226       
  SINCE MAR 1   1689                      1780    -91     1581       
  SINCE JUL 1   7114                      7721   -607     7391       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        36    -29       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        37    -28       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        37    -28       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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