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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         73    448 PM  99    1948  82     -9       88       
  MINIMUM         47    529 AM  43    1920  58    -11       69       
  AVERAGE         60                        70    -10       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1997   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      3.09  -0.35     3.39    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                     12.11   2.46    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.49                     23.51   0.98    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        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         7      0       69       
  SINCE JUN 1     13                        43    -30      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        14     -4       87       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       159    -13       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    657                       588     69      382       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       642     33      439       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

                                          
THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

&&

...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    245 PM 100    1948  80     -8       83       
  MINIMUM         46    347 AM  44    1940  57    -11       62       
  AVERAGE         59                        69    -10       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.86 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      3.42  -0.81     3.53    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.57                     12.72  -0.15    13.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.82                     24.56   3.26    33.60    
                                                                     
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        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        21     -6       93       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        71    -48      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        34    -14      117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       150    -28       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    603                       538     65      265       
  SINCE JAN 1    612                       581     31      288       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        37      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   630 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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