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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         84    311 PM  96    1955  81      3       83       
  MINIMUM         52    600 AM  41    1971  57     -5       66       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1928   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      3.60  -0.80     4.38    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.63                     12.62   2.01    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     24.02   0.53    29.79    
                                                                     
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    9                        12     -3       69       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        48    -33      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        19     -7       87       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       179    -17      116       
  SINCE JUN 1    673                       608     65      418       
  SINCE JAN 1    691                       662     29      475       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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 27 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         83    313 PM  98    1984  79      4       78       
  MINIMUM         52    532 AM  39    1896  56     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.58 1936   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      3.98  -0.83     3.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     13.28  -0.17    14.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.36                     25.12   3.24    33.76    
                                                                     
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                        29    -12       93       
  SINCE JUN 1     25                        79    -54      189       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        42    -20      117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       168    -34       75       
  SINCE JUN 1    615                       556     59      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       599     25      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   634 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.                                          


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