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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         56    317 PM  85    1927  57     -1       53       
  MINIMUM         24    649 AM  15    1997  33     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         40                        45     -5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1918   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      2.17  -1.74     1.32    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.49                      5.12  -1.63     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.04                     29.62  -1.58    31.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1925   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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       25                        20      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       392     -2      388       
  SINCE SEP 1    462                       547    -85      462       
  SINCE JUL 1    474                       574   -100      550       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   606 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 27 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    320 PM  82    1966  54      3       53       
  MINIMUM         23    604 AM  13    1997  33    -10       45       
  AVERAGE         40                        43     -3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1918   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.22  -1.65     0.68    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.47                      5.50   3.97     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.65                     31.16   6.49    38.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1925   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        22      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  399                       415    -16      453       
  SINCE SEP 1    481                       575    -94      560       
  SINCE JUL 1    504                       625   -121      686       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         1     36        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                        40     88       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       655    115      385       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   610 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   609 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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