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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         82    305 PM 105    1988  83     -1       78       
  MINIMUM         58    328 AM  46    1962  60     -2       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.42 1938   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      2.31  -1.01     3.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.13                     11.33   1.80    10.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     22.73   0.32    28.77    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1       47       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        37    -31      113       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         8     -5       65       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       123     -8       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    626                       552     74      360       
  SINCE JAN 1    644                       606     38      417       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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 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         82    203 PM 101    1988  81      1       77       
  MINIMUM         57    512 AM  43    1895  59     -2       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.79 1921   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      2.53  -1.16     3.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.42                     11.83  -0.41    13.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.67                     23.67   3.00    33.26    
                                                                     
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    3                        15    -12       60       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                        65    -54      156       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        28    -20       84       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       117    -18       40       
  SINCE JUN 1    580                       505     75      251       
  SINCE JAN 1    589                       548     41      274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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