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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         59    235 PM  72    1909  52      7       54       
  MINIMUM         35    555 AM   4    1991  30      5       34       
  AVERAGE         47                        41      6       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1959   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.50                      5.76  -2.26     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.05                     30.26  -2.21    32.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1895                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      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       18                        24     -6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        94    -26       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    596                       727   -131      593       
  SINCE JUL 1    608                       754   -146      681       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    156                        77     79      138       
  SINCE JAN 1    857                       758     99      616       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        74      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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 NOVEMBER 4 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         50    356 PM  72    1975  49      1       50       
  MINIMUM         33    612 AM   0    1991  29      4       29       
  AVERAGE         42                        39      3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.79 1938   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.29  -0.29     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.66                      6.07   3.59     6.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.84                     31.73   6.11    40.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        26     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       100    -28      105       
  SINCE SEP 1    622                       767   -145      711       
  SINCE JUL 1    645                       817   -172      837       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                        40     88       77       
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       655    115      386       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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