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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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    446 PM 101    1925  79      0       86       
  MINIMUM         62    613 AM  34    1974  54      8       57       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.40 1956   0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.45  -0.43     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.65                     13.55   1.10    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.57                     24.95  -0.38    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        36    -24       88       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       33       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        16     -7       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    710                       697     13      511       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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 SEPTEMBER 4 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         82    357 PM 100    1925  77      5       84       
  MINIMUM         62    709 AM  37    1930  53      9       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75          1.34 1920   0.13   0.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.52   0.23     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.69                     14.34  -0.65    14.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.94                     26.18   2.76    33.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        61    -38      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        12     -3       22       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        12     -3       22       
  SINCE JAN 1    652                       627     25      331       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       100      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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