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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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    147 PM  99    2003  81     -2       79       
  MINIMUM         64    226 AM  39    1915  58      6       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.94 1994   0.13  -0.13     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      3.35  -0.61     3.45    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                     12.37   2.20    10.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.49                     23.77   0.72    28.86    
                                                                     
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    9                         9      0       69       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        45    -30      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        16     -4       87       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       169    -16       95       
  SINCE JUN 1    664                       598     66      397       
  SINCE JAN 1    682                       652     30      454       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      2003                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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 25 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         80    144 PM  96    1948  79      1       76       
  MINIMUM         62    623 AM  35    1915  57      5       59       
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1972   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      3.70  -1.09     3.53    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.57                     13.00  -0.43    13.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.82                     24.84   2.98    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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        25     -8       93       
  SINCE JUN 1     25                        75    -50      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        38    -16      117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       160    -32       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    609                       548     61      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    618                       591     27      297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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