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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         83    315 PM 101    1916  82      1       74       
  MINIMUM         64   1151 PM  33    1950  59      5       48       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.92 1966   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      2.70   0.04     3.39    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                     11.72   2.85    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.49                     23.12   1.37    28.80    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       60       
  SINCE JUN 1      6                        40    -34      126       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        11     -8       78       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       141      2       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    654                       570     84      360       
  SINCE JAN 1    672                       624     48      417       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        39      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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 20 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    324 PM  96    1972  80      2       70       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  35    1950  58      3       42       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1913   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      2.98  -0.37     3.32    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.66                     12.28   0.38    13.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.91                     24.12   3.79    33.39    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        18    -15       82       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                        68    -57      178       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                        31    -23      106       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       135    -13       40       
  SINCE JUN 1    603                       523     80      251       
  SINCE JAN 1    612                       566     46      274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   627 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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