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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005


...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         81    320 PM  95    1988  75      6       74       
  MINIMUM         46    625 AM  32    1916  49     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 1914   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.78  -0.77     0.59    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.64                     14.88   0.76    11.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.56                     26.28  -0.72    30.58    
                                                                     
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                         5     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        61    -41       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        61    -41       23       
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        88    -56      111       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        52     41       93       
  SINCE SEP 1     93                        52     41       93       
  SINCE JAN 1    794                       733     61      571       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          
&&

...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         76    135 PM  94    1925  73      3       66       
  MINIMUM         46    609 AM  31    1943  48     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1977   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      2.02   1.29     4.27    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.25                     15.84   0.41    18.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.50                     27.68   3.82    38.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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        4                         5     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        63    -45       43       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        63    -45       43       
  SINCE JUL 1     41                       113    -72      169       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        34     38       57       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                        34     38       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    715                       649     66      366       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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