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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
108 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         18   1204 AM  67    1998  35    -17       49       
  MINIMUM         -6   1140 PM  -7    1991  17    -23       23       
  AVERAGE          6                        26    -20       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1973   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.20   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.35                      0.20   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     32.24  -2.26    34.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1897   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.3                       0.8    8.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.3                       0.8    8.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                       5.7    7.3       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        39     20       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       153     70      130       
  SINCE DEC 1    223                       153     70      130       
  SINCE JUL 1   1579                      1716   -137     1475       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        67      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -3      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   436 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 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         15   1244 AM  58    2001  31    -16       48       
  MINIMUM         -5   1158 PM  -9    1991  15    -20       25       
  AVERAGE          5                        23    -18       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.77 1947   0.04  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.19   0.14     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.19   0.14     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.27                     33.59   5.68    41.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            15.0  1927   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       0.8    3.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                       0.8    3.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                       6.4    1.3      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        42     18       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       164     59      140       
  SINCE DEC 1    223                       164     59      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   1636                      1847   -211     1725       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        -5      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   731 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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