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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         69    338 PM  92    1920  72     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         60   1135 PM  27    1942  46     14       42       
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.30 1931   0.09   0.33     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.71                      2.50   0.21     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.34                     15.60   1.74    11.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.26                     27.00   0.26    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        0                         7     -7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       113    -86       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                       113    -86       33       
  SINCE JUL 1     39                       140   -101      121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                        65     54      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    119                        65     54      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    820                       746     74      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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 25 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    218 AM  88    1920  70     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         60    950 PM  26    1942  45     15       41       
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.71          2.00 1972   0.10   1.61     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.63                      2.82   5.81     4.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.57                     16.64   4.93    18.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.82                     28.48   8.34    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        1                         8     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                       117    -82       59       
  SINCE SEP 1     35                       117    -82       59       
  SINCE JUL 1     58                       167   -109      185       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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