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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
215 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         20    230 PM  62    1962  36    -16       44       
  MINIMUM         14   1228 AM -18    1919  17     -3       16       
  AVERAGE         17                        27    -10       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.75 1933   0.05   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.15   0.20     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.35                      0.15   0.20     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     32.19  -2.21    34.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.5           7.6  1990   0.2    4.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.3                       0.6    8.7      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.3                       0.6    8.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                       5.5    7.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        38     10       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       114     50      101       
  SINCE DEC 1    164                       114     50      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   1520                      1677   -157     1446       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        67      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -7      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   724 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 3 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         19    328 PM  62    1962  32    -13       37       
  MINIMUM         13   1226 AM -16    1940  16     -3       17       
  AVERAGE         16                        24     -8       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.71 1953   0.05  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.15   0.18     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.15   0.18     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.27                     33.55   5.72    41.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.3  1990   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       0.6    3.7      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                       0.6    3.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                       6.2    1.5      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        41      8       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       122     41      112       
  SINCE DEC 1    163                       122     41      112       
  SINCE JUL 1   1576                      1805   -229     1697       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        -9      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   730 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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