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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         79    133 PM  99    1905  84     -5       61       
  MINIMUM         67    718 AM  43    1982  61      6       46       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.17          1.56 1908   0.14   1.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      1.50  -0.22     2.92    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     10.52   2.59     9.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.03                     21.92   1.11    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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       22       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        36    -30       88       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         7     -4       40       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        83     16       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    610                       512     98      356       
  SINCE JAN 1    628                       566     62      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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 11 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         74    520 PM  96    1947  82     -8       62       
  MINIMUM         64    944 PM  43    2004  60      4       43       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83R         0.70 1926   0.15   0.68     0.00    
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.63  -0.28     2.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.40                     10.93   0.47    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     22.77   3.88    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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       31       
  SINCE JUN 1      8                        59    -51      127       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        22    -17       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        80      5       37       
  SINCE JUN 1    566                       468     98      248       
  SINCE JAN 1    575                       511     64      271       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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