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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         80    402 PM  98    1926  81     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         51    554 AM  39    1935  57     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         66                        69     -3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1932   0.12  -0.12     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      3.72  -0.92     4.56    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.63                     12.74   1.89    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     24.14   0.41    29.97    
                                                                     
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                        14     -5       69       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        50    -35      135       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        21     -9       87       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       184    -21      116       
  SINCE JUN 1    674                       613     61      418       
  SINCE JAN 1    692                       667     25      475       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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 28 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         79    343 PM  97    1894  78      1       71       
  MINIMUM         49    554 AM  36    1935  56     -7       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.12 1995   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      4.12  -0.97     3.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     13.42  -0.31    14.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.36                     25.26   3.10    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        1                         2     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        31    -13       97       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        81    -55      193       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        44    -21      121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       172    -38       75       
  SINCE JUN 1    615                       560     55      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       603     21      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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