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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
220 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         77   1021 AM  93    1963  68      9       66       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  24    1988  42      1       25       
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.50 1919   0.08   0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.41  -0.08     0.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.02                     16.46   1.56    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.94                     27.86   0.08    31.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1991   0.0   MM        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        5                        11     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        50    -45       81       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                       205   -128      155       
  SINCE JUL 1     89                       232   -143      243       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         5     32        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        75     81      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       756    101      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        95      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 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 5 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         72    304 AM  95    1963  66      6       66       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  22    1935  42      0       26       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.98 1955   0.09   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.45  -0.11     0.44    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.18                     17.55   4.63    18.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.43                     29.39   8.04    38.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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        8                        11     -3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        53    -45       93       
  SINCE SEP 1     90                       213   -123      200       
  SINCE JUL 1    113                       263   -150      326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 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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