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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         88    225 PM  89    1938  69     19       55       
                                      1922                          
  MINIMUM         71    711 AM  22    1935  43     28       28       
  AVERAGE         80                        56     24       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1926   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.69                     16.38   1.31    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.61                     27.78  -0.17    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       23       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        39    -39       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                       194   -122      136       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       221   -137      224       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         1     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         4     33        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        74     82      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       755    102      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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 4 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         87R   301 PM  87    1938  66     21       51       
  MINIMUM         70   1057 PM  20    1935  42     28       27       
  AVERAGE         79                        54     25       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.42 2002   0.09   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.36  -0.15     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.05                     17.46   4.59    18.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.30                     29.30   8.00    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                        11    -11       26       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        42    -42       74       
  SINCE SEP 1     82                       202   -120      181       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       252   -147      307       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         0     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         1     36        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                        40     88       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    771                       655    116      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        95      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   717 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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