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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         82    312 PM  99    2000  80      2       81       
  MINIMUM         51    525 AM  36    1915  56     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         67                        68     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1934   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      4.08  -1.28     4.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.63                     13.10   1.53    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     24.50   0.05    29.99    
                                                                     
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                        20    -11       70       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        56    -41      136       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        27    -15       88       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       198    -28      119       
  SINCE JUN 1    681                       627     54      421       
  SINCE JAN 1    699                       681     18      478       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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 31 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    133 PM  93    1898  78      1       80       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  40    1967  55     -3       49       
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      4.52  -1.37     3.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11                     13.82  -0.71    14.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.36                     25.66   2.70    33.78    
                                                                     
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   18                        37    -19      102       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        87    -61      198       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        50    -27      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       184    -45       75       
  SINCE JUN 1    620                       572     48      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    629                       615     14      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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