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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1246 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         53    103 PM  74    1924  51      2       61       
  MINIMUM         35    439 AM   1    1951  30      5       28       
  AVERAGE         44                        40      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.55 1938   0.08   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.40  -0.26     0.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.64                      5.84  -2.20     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.19                     30.34  -2.15    32.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1933   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        25     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       119    -30      110       
  SINCE SEP 1    617                       752   -135      613       
  SINCE JUL 1    629                       779   -150      701       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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 5 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         51    316 PM  74    1918  48      3       56       
  MINIMUM         30    723 AM   0    1951  29      1       30       
  AVERAGE         41                        38      3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.24 1979   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.36  -0.35     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.67                      6.14   3.53     6.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.85                     31.80   6.05    40.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1941   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        27     -3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                       127    -31      127       
  SINCE SEP 1    646                       794   -148      733       
  SINCE JUL 1    669                       844   -175      859       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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