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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    321 PM 102    1936  84     10       77       
  MINIMUM         63    542 AM  41    1927  61      2       62       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.16 1980   0.14  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      1.22  -1.12     2.92    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.93                     10.24   1.69     9.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.85                     21.64   0.21    28.33    
                                                                     
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        3       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        36    -30       69       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         7     -4       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        69     12       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    592                       498     94      356       
  SINCE JAN 1    610                       552     58      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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 9 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    147 PM 100    1936  82     12       72       
  MINIMUM         65    434 AM  36    1927  61      4       59       
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          3.19 1980   0.15   0.05     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.33  -0.82     2.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.56                     10.63  -0.07    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.81                     22.47   3.34    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                         7     -7        9       
  SINCE JUN 1      8                        57    -49      105       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        20    -15       33       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        66      7       37       
  SINCE JUN 1    554                       454    100      248       
  SINCE JAN 1    563                       497     66      271       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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