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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         94    401 PM 105    1936  85      9       80       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  48    1976  63      8       59       
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          4.06 1968   0.13  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      2.38  -2.10     1.86    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.30                      7.20   1.10     5.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.22                     18.60  -0.38    24.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       10       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        36    -33       58       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       142      6      108       
  SINCE JUN 1    380                       310     70      233       
  SINCE JAN 1    398                       364     34      290       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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 JULY 17 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         94    254 PM 104    1936  84     10       77       
  MINIMUM         68    524 AM  42    1911  62      6       57       
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.77 1993   0.13   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.42  -1.46     5.85    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.66                      7.38   0.28     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.96                     19.22   3.74    29.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       15       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        37    -34       87       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       130     14       85       
  SINCE JUN 1    369                       276     93      163       
  SINCE JAN 1    378                       319     59      186       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 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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