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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         85    334 PM  93    1955  75     10       81       
  MINIMUM         62    222 AM  28    1929  49     13       58       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1900   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.87  -0.86     0.59    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.64                     14.97   0.67    11.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.56                     26.37  -0.81    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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        67    -47       23       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        67    -47       23       
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        94    -62      111       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        54     48       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                        54     48       98       
  SINCE JAN 1    803                       735     68      576       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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 18 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    416 PM  92    1947  72     10       77       
  MINIMUM         54    626 AM  26    1929  48      6       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          2.52 1942   0.10   0.55     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.96                      2.12   1.84     4.27    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.90                     15.94   0.96    18.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.15                     27.78   4.37    38.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        69    -51       43       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        69    -51       43       
  SINCE JUL 1     41                       119    -78      169       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        35     40       58       
  SINCE SEP 1     75                        35     40       58       
  SINCE JAN 1    718                       650     68      367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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