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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         70   1232 PM  85    1937  55     15       82       
  MINIMUM         40    654 AM   6    1925  33      7       58       
  AVERAGE         55                        44     11       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1961   0.08  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      2.33  -1.90     1.57    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.49                      5.28  -1.79     2.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.04                     29.78  -1.74    32.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1917   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       10                        21    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       434    -12      394       
  SINCE SEP 1    494                       589    -95      468       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       616   -110      556       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         7     30        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        77     79      138       
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       758     99      616       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         0      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 29 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         69    225 PM  83    1937  53     16       79       
  MINIMUM         39    247 AM  -4    1925  32      7       52       
  AVERAGE         54                        42     12       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1896   0.07  -0.07     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      2.36  -1.79     1.42    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.47                      5.64   3.83     5.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.65                     31.30   6.35    39.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1929   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        23    -12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       460    -28      459       
  SINCE SEP 1    514                       620   -106      566       
  SINCE JUL 1    537                       670   -133      692       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         1     36        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                        40     88       77       
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       655    115      386       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        82      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -4      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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