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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2005


...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         75    347 PM 100    1936  82     -7       79       
  MINIMUM         50    535 AM  41    1942  58     -8       67       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1905   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      3.22  -0.48     3.40    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                     12.24   2.33    10.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.49                     23.64   0.85    28.81    
                                                                     
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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1       69       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        44    -29      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        15     -3       87       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       164    -18       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    657                       593     64      390       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       647     28      447       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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 24 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         73   1255 PM  99    1948  79     -6       79       
  MINIMUM         52    449 AM  37    1934  57     -5       63       
  AVERAGE         63                        68     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1905   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      3.56  -0.95     3.53    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.57                     12.86  -0.29    13.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.82                     24.70   3.12    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        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        23     -6       93       
  SINCE JUN 1     25                        73    -48      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        36    -14      117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       155    -33       60       
  SINCE JUN 1    603                       543     60      271       
  SINCE JAN 1    612                       586     26      294       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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