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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         74        MM  84    1950  62     12       52        
  MINIMUM         42        MM  21    1943  37      5       22        
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.15 1898   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.37  -0.99     0.45    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.07                     17.42   0.65    12.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.99                     28.82  -0.83    31.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1990                          
  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        7                        16     -9       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       211    -32      260       
  SINCE SEP 1    251                       366   -115      334       
  SINCE JUL 1    263                       393   -130      422       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   621 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 17 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         71        MM  85    1947  60     11       46        
  MINIMUM         45        MM  18    1952  37      8       22        
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1994   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.43  -0.93     0.64    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.34                     18.53   3.81    19.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.59                     30.37   7.22    38.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1990   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        7                        17    -10       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       223    -38      301       
  SINCE SEP 1    267                       383   -116      408       
  SINCE JUL 1    290                       433   -143      534       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
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    82           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 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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