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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         60    252 PM  83    2000  61     -1       52       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  14    1972  37      2       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        49      1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1904   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.53  -1.15     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.07                     17.58   0.49    12.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.99                     28.98  -0.99    31.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1976   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       15                        17     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       244    -43      292       
  SINCE SEP 1    273                       399   -126      366       
  SINCE JUL 1    285                       426   -141      454       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
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    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   618 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 19 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         60    328 PM  84    2003  59      1       49       
  MINIMUM         35    632 AM  12    1972  36     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         48                        48      0       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.59  -1.09     0.66    
  SINCE JUN 1     22.34                     18.69   3.65    19.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.59                     30.53   7.06    38.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1916   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       17                        17      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       257    -49      335       
  SINCE SEP 1    290                       417   -127      442       
  SINCE JUL 1    313                       467   -154      568       
                                                                     
 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 (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   622 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   735 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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