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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         68   1159 PM  91    1984  72     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         58    454 AM  29    1989  47     11       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73          1.71 1910   0.09   0.64     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.41  -0.12     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.92                     15.51   1.41    11.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.84                     26.91  -0.07    30.64    
                                                                     
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        2                         7     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       106    -79       26       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                       106    -79       26       
  SINCE JUL 1     39                       133    -94      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                        64     55      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    119                        64     55      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    820                       745     75      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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 24 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         68    854 PM  87    1935  70     -2       71       
  MINIMUM         56    600 AM  29    1950  46     10       45       
  AVERAGE         62                        58      4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.61          1.70 1972   0.10   0.51     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.51                      2.72   3.79     4.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.45                     16.54   2.91    18.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.70                     28.38   6.32    38.19    
                                                                     
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        3                         7     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                       109    -75       51       
  SINCE SEP 1     34                       109    -75       51       
  SINCE JUL 1     57                       159   -102      177       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        39     52       76       
  SINCE SEP 1     91                        39     52       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    734                       654     80      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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