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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST MON OCT 31 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         57   1210 AM  82    1924  55      2       58       
  MINIMUM         48   1147 PM   0    1925  32     16       40       
  AVERAGE         53                        43     10       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.21 1974   0.08  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      2.41  -1.97     1.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.50                      5.36  -1.86     2.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.05                     29.86  -1.81    32.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1923   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       12                        22    -10       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       456    -22      410       
  SINCE SEP 1    506                       611   -105      484       
  SINCE JUL 1    518                       638   -120      572       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        83      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        15      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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 30 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   1218 AM  82    1950  52      5       52       
  MINIMUM         47   1047 PM  -4    1925  31     16       40       
  AVERAGE         52                        42     10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.01 1919   0.07   0.12     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      2.43  -1.67     1.56    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.66                      5.71   3.95     5.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.84                     31.37   6.47    39.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        23    -10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  445                       483    -38      478       
  SINCE SEP 1    527                       643   -116      585       
  SINCE JUL 1    550                       693   -143      711       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         8      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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