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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         64    300 PM  91    1897  71     -7       71       
  MINIMUM         35    622 AM  22    1967  45    -10       32       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.06                      2.86   0.20     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.69                     15.96   1.73    11.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.61                     27.36   0.25    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       15                         9      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                       146    -78       64       
  SINCE SEP 1     68                       146    -78       64       
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       173    -93      152       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                        69     50      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    119                        69     50      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    820                       750     70      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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 29 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         63    331 PM  88    1922  68     -5       69       
  MINIMUM         33    441 AM  24    1945  44    -11       30       
  AVERAGE         48                        56     -8       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.90                      3.19   5.71     4.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.84                     17.01   4.83    18.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.09                     28.85   8.24    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       17                         9      8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                       151    -72       97       
  SINCE SEP 1     79                       151    -72       97       
  SINCE JUL 1    102                       201    -99      223       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        15      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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