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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         79    310 PM  87    1950  62     17       53       
  MINIMUM         37    651 AM  18    1952  37      0       44       
  AVERAGE         58                        49      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1985   0.08  -0.08     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.45  -1.07     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.07                     17.50   0.57    12.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.99                     28.90  -0.91    31.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1991   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        7                        16     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       227    -41      276       
  SINCE SEP 1    258                       382   -124      350       
  SINCE JUL 1    270                       409   -139      438       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        14      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   621 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 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 18 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         79    345 PM  85    1920  59     20       57       
  MINIMUM         39    504 AM  16    1896  37      2       43       
  AVERAGE         59                        48     11       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1910   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.51  -1.01     0.64    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.34                     18.61   3.73    19.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.59                     30.45   7.14    38.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1972   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      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        6                        17    -11       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       240    -49      316       
  SINCE SEP 1    273                       400   -127      423       
  SINCE JUL 1    296                       450   -154      549       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 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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