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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    415 PM 104    1988  83     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         52    550 AM  42    2004  60     -8       42       
                                      1929                          
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      2.05  -0.77     2.93    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     11.07   2.04     9.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.03                     22.47   0.56    28.34    
                                                                     
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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       47       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        36    -30      113       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         7     -4       65       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       111     -5       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    617                       540     77      356       
  SINCE JAN 1    635                       594     41      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       105      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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 15 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    440 PM 100    1988  81     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         50    537 AM  39    1979  59     -9       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1977   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      2.23  -0.87     2.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.41                     11.53  -0.12    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.66                     23.37   3.29    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        1                         1      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10       60       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                        63    -52      156       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        26    -18       84       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       105    -14       37       
  SINCE JUN 1    572                       493     79      248       
  SINCE JAN 1    581                       536     45      271       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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