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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         80    222 PM 101    1916  85     -5       80       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  45    1978  62     -4       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.13 1968   0.13  -0.12     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.52  -0.51     2.91    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.84                      9.54   2.30     9.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     20.94   0.82    28.32    
                                                                     
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        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        36    -30       66       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         7     -4       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        32     17       41       
  SINCE JUN 1    560                       461     99      343       
  SINCE JAN 1    578                       515     63      400       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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 AUGUST 4 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         78    437 PM 100    1947  83     -5       75       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  40    1894  61     -4       59       
  AVERAGE         68                        72     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.80 1903   0.15  -0.13     0.02    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.58  -0.56     2.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.07                      9.88   0.19    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.32                     21.72   3.60    32.78    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      8                        52    -44       96       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        15    -10       24       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        31     10       28       
  SINCE JUN 1    522                       419    103      239       
  SINCE JAN 1    531                       462     69      262       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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