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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
140 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         14   1159 PM  65    1973  36    -22       45       
  MINIMUM         -6    642 AM -16    1985  18    -24       21       
  AVERAGE          4                        27    -23       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.55 1945   0.05   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.10   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.10   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.74                     32.14  -2.40    34.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0           2.4  1978   0.2    0.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       0.4    4.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.8                       0.4    4.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                       5.3    3.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        38     23       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        76     40       66       
  SINCE DEC 1    116                        76     40       66       
  SINCE JUL 1   1472                      1639   -167     1411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    856                       758     98      616       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
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    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        62      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -18      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   437 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 DECEMBER 2 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         13   1159 PM  64    1998  32    -19       38       
  MINIMUM         -5    725 AM -16    1919  16    -21       20       
  AVERAGE          4                        24    -20       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.40 1990   0.05   0.02     0.00    
                                      1985                          
                                      1909                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.10   0.22     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.10   0.22     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.26                     33.50   5.76    41.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.0           4.0  1990   0.2    1.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       0.4    3.9      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                       0.4    3.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                       6.0    1.7      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        41     20       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        81     33       74       
  SINCE DEC 1    114                        81     33       74       
  SINCE JUL 1   1527                      1764   -237     1659       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       655    114      386       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        62      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   438 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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