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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1244 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         24   1159 PM  74    1941  44    -20       70       
  MINIMUM          3    601 AM  -3    1959  24    -21       54       
  AVERAGE         14                        34    -20       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.32 1958   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.29  -0.34     0.46    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.45                      6.73  -2.28     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.00                     31.23  -2.23    32.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1928   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       2.2   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.9                       2.3   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.9                       2.3   -1.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        31     20        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  388                       458    -70      374       
  SINCE SEP 1    916                      1091   -175      877       
  SINCE JUL 1    928                      1118   -190      965       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        73      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         5      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   444 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   444 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 17 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         25   1159 PM  72    1941  40    -15       67       
  MINIMUM          3    642 AM  -8    1959  23    -20       41       
  AVERAGE         14                        32    -18       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1971   0.07  -0.07     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.20  -0.40     0.60    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.46                      6.98   3.48     6.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.64                     32.64   6.00    40.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1978   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       2.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      1.0                       3.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.0                       3.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        33     18       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  408                       488    -80      419       
  SINCE SEP 1    958                      1155   -197     1025       
  SINCE JUL 1    981                      1205   -224     1151       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        72      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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