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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         80    136 PM  93    1953  69     11       59       
  MINIMUM         62    711 AM  19    2003  43     19       30       
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.61 1927   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.17  -0.17     0.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.69                     16.22   1.47    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.61                     27.62  -0.01    31.00    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10       20       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       34       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                       174   -102      108       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       201   -117      196       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         2      5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        72     54      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    827                       753     74      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 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 2 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         80    205 PM  92    1997  67     13       57       
  MINIMUM         61    615 AM  16    2003  43     18       28       
  AVERAGE         71                        55     16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.14 1927   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.84                     17.28   4.56    18.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.09                     29.12   7.97    38.63    
                                                                     
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                       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       22       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        20    -20       39       
  SINCE SEP 1     82                       180    -98      146       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       230   -125      272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                        40     59       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    742                       655     87      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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