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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1253 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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          8   1243 PM  67    2001  35    -27       42       
  MINIMUM        -16R   412 AM  -3    1992  17    -33       20       
  AVERAGE         -4                        26    -30       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.68 1982   0.05  -0.05     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.25   0.10     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.35                      0.25   0.10     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     32.29  -2.31    34.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.3  1925   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.3                       1.0    8.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.3                       1.0    8.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                       5.9    7.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       69                        39     30       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       192    100      164       
  SINCE DEC 1    292                       192    100      164       
  SINCE JUL 1   1648                      1755   -107     1509       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        60      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -13      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   726 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 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          5    256 PM  62    2001  31    -26       38       
  MINIMUM         -7R   637 AM  -5    1977  15    -22       22       
  AVERAGE         -1                        23    -24       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.23   0.10     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.23   0.10     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.27                     33.63   5.64    41.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1917   0.2   -0.2       T      
                                      1972                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       1.0    3.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       1.0    3.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                       6.6    1.4      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        42     24       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       206     83      175       
  SINCE DEC 1    289                       206     83      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1702                      1889   -187     1760       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        62      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   732 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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