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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
158 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         83    428 PM  98    1984  80      3       74       
  MINIMUM         52    548 AM  37    1946  56     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.87 1993   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      3.84  -1.04     4.56    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.63                     12.86   1.77    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     24.26   0.29    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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       70       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        52    -37      136       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        23    -11       88       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       189    -23      116       
  SINCE JUN 1    677                       618     59      418       
  SINCE JAN 1    695                       672     23      475       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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 29 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    235 PM  96    1921  78      5       73       
  MINIMUM         55    211 AM  34    1893  56     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1982   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      4.26  -1.11     3.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     13.56  -0.45    14.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.36                     25.40   2.96    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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        33    -15      101       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        83    -57      197       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        46    -23      125       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       176    -38       75       
  SINCE JUN 1    619                       564     55      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    628                       607     21      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        30      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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