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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         83    257 PM  91    1897  70     13       67       
  MINIMUM         49    244 AM  23    2003  44      5       34       
  AVERAGE         66                        57      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.17 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.69                     16.14   1.55    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.61                     27.54   0.07    31.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        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                         9     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                       164    -92       88       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       191   -107      176       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    120                        71     49      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    821                       752     69      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        19      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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 OCTOBER 1 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         84    215 PM  92    1976  67     17       62       
  MINIMUM         49    630 AM  19    2003  43      6       34       
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1971   0.09  -0.09     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.84                     17.19   4.65    18.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.09                     29.03   8.06    38.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1999   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       17       
  SINCE SEP 1     82                       170    -88      124       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       220   -115      250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     93                        40     53       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    736                       655     81      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        16      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   713 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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