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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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          4    307 AM  60    1951  34    -30       43       
  MINIMUM        -14R  1154 PM -13    1976  16    -30       37       
  AVERAGE         -5                        25    -30       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1943   0.04  -0.04     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.29   0.06     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.35                      0.29   0.06     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     32.33  -2.35    34.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           8.3  1994   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.4                       1.2    8.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                       1.2    8.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                       6.1    7.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       70                        40     30       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       232    130      189       
  SINCE DEC 1    362                       232    130      189       
  SINCE JUL 1   1718                      1795    -77     1534       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        56      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   727 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 6 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          1    320 PM  62    1939  30    -29       40       
  MINIMUM        -11    659 AM -15    1976  15    -26       33       
  AVERAGE         -5                        23    -28       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.65 1969   0.04  -0.04     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.27   0.06     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.27   0.06     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.27                     33.67   5.60    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1969   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       1.2    3.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       1.2    3.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                       6.8    1.2      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       70                        43     27       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       249    110      203       
  SINCE DEC 1    359                       249    110      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   1772                      1932   -160     1788       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        53      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -18      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   733 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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