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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT SUN OCT 9 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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         57    354 PM  83    1966  67    -10       76       
  MINIMUM         28    141 AM  21    1976  41    -13       46       
  AVERAGE         43                        54    -11       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1997   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.65  -0.32     0.39    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.02                     16.70   1.32    12.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.94                     28.10  -0.16    31.03    
                                                                     
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       22                        12     10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        85    -11       97       
  SINCE SEP 1    146                       240    -94      171       
  SINCE JUL 1    158                       267   -109      259       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         7     30        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        77     79      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       758     99      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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 8 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         57    400 PM  82    2003  64     -7       72       
                                      1966                          
  MINIMUM         27    617 AM  20    2000  41    -14       45       
  AVERAGE         42                        53    -11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1970   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.71  -0.37     0.50    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.18                     17.81   4.37    18.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.43                     29.65   7.78    38.69    
                                                                     
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       23                        13     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        90    -12      108       
  SINCE SEP 1    160                       250    -90      215       
  SINCE JUL 1    183                       300   -117      341       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2005.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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